Fedak pitched the idea to Schwartz, who agreed to develop the project with him. Joseph McGinty Nichol, Schwartz's fellow executive producer on The O.C., directed the first hour of the series and consequently became an executive producer via his production company, Wonderland Sound and Vision.
Fedak suggested the project to Schwartz, who agreed to work on it together. Joseph McGinty Nichol, a fellow executive producer of The O.C., directed the first episode and was later appointed as an executive producer by Schwartz via his production company, Wonderland Sound and Vision.