Atopia began life as a short film, which became an award winning web series, which became a TV pilot considered by Warner Bros for a $24 million TV series, but was eventually considered "too much on the fringes to fit in a WB box". They also said "Make this in 5 years and you'll bring it into the mainstream". In 2019 Additional scenes were filmed in Oslo, New York, LA, and London, and in 2021, the final scenes were shot in Mexico City but had to be filmed by the Director as the cameraman was kidnapped and all his equipment stolen. The film is post-production and scheduled for completion by the end of 2021.