Screenwriters Ryan Engle and Kristin Engle are married. This film is Kristin Engle's screenwriting and producing debut.
The original title of the film was "Italianna". This title was intended to be a play on the word "italiana" that is the feminine singular form of "italiano," which, in the Italian language, means "Italian" in English as an adjective or a noun. The original title also combines the name of Halle Bailey's character.
They were filming in Pienza in Tuscany, Italy on July 30, 2025.
