This limited series animation is based on a 2013 novel written by Timothy Williams, 'I AM NOT LOST IN SPACE!', which was a first-person account, told by Will Robinson. In adapting it for TV, Williams had to condense a lot of story elements to get the running time down, and then the title itself had to be changed to reflect a third-person account of the story. Producer Phil Hamilton idly suggested, off the top of his head, "Escape from Earth" and WIlliams simply added the exclamation point, making it 'Escape from Earth!'