Barry Gifford wrote and Lynch directed the first and third episodes; Lynch had previously adapted Gifford's "Wild at Heart" novel to film. Jay McInerney wrote and James Signorelli directed the second. The series was produced by Deepak Nayar, who had worked with Lynch on "Wild at Heart", "" and "On the Air", and executive produced by Monty Montgomery and Lynch. This was Peter Deming's second collaboration as cinematographer with Lynch after "On the Air". The music was composed, conducted and orchestrated by frequent Lynch collaborator Angelo Badalamenti, while Lynch was responsible for the sound design.