af ▁along ▁with ▁You ree ▁Hen ley . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Matthew ▁Rh ys ▁joined ▁the ▁cast ▁of ▁the ▁film ▁to ▁play ▁the ▁journalist ▁Lloyd ▁Vog el , ▁with ▁production ▁set ▁to ▁start ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁Being ▁Wel sh , ▁Rh ys ▁had ▁never ▁even ▁heard ▁of ▁Fred ▁Rog ers ▁before ▁being ▁offered ▁the ▁role . ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Chris ▁Cooper ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁cast ▁to ▁play ▁Vog el ' s ▁father , ▁and ▁in ▁September , ▁Susan ▁Ke le chi ▁Watson ▁was ▁added . ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁En rico ▁Col ant oni , ▁Mary ann ▁Pl unk ett , ▁Tam my ▁Bl anch ard , ▁Wend y ▁Mak ken a , ▁Sak ina ▁J aff rey , ▁Car men ▁C us ack , ▁Har p ster ▁and ▁M add ie ▁C orm an ▁joined ▁the ▁cast ▁of ▁the ▁film . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁N ate ▁H eller ▁was ▁chosen ▁to ▁score ▁the ▁film . ▁ ▁Princi pal ▁phot ography ▁on ▁the ▁film ▁began ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁in ▁Pitts burgh , ▁with ▁several ▁sets ▁converted ▁into ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁Fil ming ▁also ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁Fred ▁Rog ers ▁Studio ▁at ▁W Q ED ▁( TV ) ▁where ▁the ▁late ▁television ▁host ▁recorded ▁M ister ▁Rog ers ' ▁Ne igh bor hood , ▁and ▁the ▁Jewish ▁Community ▁Center ▁in