Because "Touched by an Angel" continued production for a third season, a new crew was hired for production of the "Promised Land" series. In the meantime, parts of the pilot episode were re-written and two characters from the original pilot episode were recast. Originally, the part of Hattie Greene was played by Peg Phillips. Celeste Holm replaced her in the cast. The part of Nathaniel Greene was also recast with Eddie Karr playing the role in the new version of the pilot and throughout the series. The newly hired crew of "Promised Land" spent six days reshooting portions of the pilot episode in July 1996.