. ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁Amazon ▁Video ▁had ▁bought ▁the ▁U . S . ▁rights ▁to ▁the ▁series . ▁ ▁The ▁series ▁is ▁produced ▁by ▁Sony ▁Pictures ▁Television ▁with ▁Ron ald ▁D . ▁Moore , ▁Michael ▁D inner , ▁and ▁Bry an ▁C ran ston ▁serving ▁as ▁executive ▁produ cers . ▁C ran ston ▁also ▁stars ▁in ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁episodes . ▁The ▁episode ▁writers ▁include ▁Ron ald ▁D . ▁Moore , ▁Michael ▁D inner , ▁Tony ▁Gr ison i , ▁Jack ▁Thor ne , ▁Matthew ▁Graham , ▁David ▁F arr , ▁De e ▁Re es , ▁and ▁Tra vis ▁Beach am . ▁Jack ▁Thor ne ▁wrote ▁the ▁tele play ▁for ▁" The ▁Comm uter ", ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁short ▁story ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name , ▁with ▁Tom ▁Har per ▁direct ing ▁the ▁episode . ▁ ▁Cast ing ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Tim othy ▁Sp all ▁joined ▁the ▁episode ▁" The ▁Comm uter ", ▁st arring ▁opposite ▁Anthony ▁Bo yle ▁and ▁Tu pp ence ▁Middle ton . ▁The ▁following ▁month , ▁Jack ▁Reyn or ▁and ▁Bened ict ▁W ong ▁were ▁cast ▁to ▁lead ▁the ▁episode ▁" Im possible ▁Planet ", ▁alongside ▁a ▁supporting ▁cast ▁including ▁Ger ald ine ▁Chap lin ▁and ▁Georg ina ▁Campbell . ▁Also ▁in ▁April , ▁Steve ▁Bus c emi ▁was ▁cast ▁in ▁" C ra zy ▁Diam ond ", ▁and ▁Greg ▁Kin near ▁and ▁M ire ille ▁En os ▁joined ▁the ▁episode ▁" The ▁Father ▁Th ing