According to this episode's director Jonathan Frakes in an appearance on the web series The Ready Room (2019), Phumzile Sitole was unhappy with her career just before filming began. Her plan was for this episode to be her last acting job. However, she had such a good time on the show that it reinvigorated her passion for acting and she decided to stay in the industry.
Adira states that she is 16 years old. Blu del Barrio, who played Adira, was almost 22 at the time of production.
Christopher Heyerdahl previously starred in Stargate: Atlantis (2004) as Todd the wraith. Connor Trinneer (Charles 'Trip' Tucker III in Star Trek: Enterprise (2001)) played recurring character Michael Kenmore in Stargate: Atlantis (2004).