Ron Cephas Jones plays Octavia Spencer's father, "Poppy", although he is only 13 years her senior.
Although originally advertised as a Limited Series the show has been picked up for a second season.
Both actors playing Warren Cave (Aaron Paul & Hunter Doohan) have acted in projects where Bryan Cranston is either a literal or figurative father figure. Aaron in Breaking Bad (figurative) and Hunter in Your Honor (literal)
Except for stock footage this series was not filmed in Oakland or San Francisco but in Los Angeles.
Octavia Spencer and Aaron Paul previously worked together in the film Smashed (2012).