UKatie Kleiner Rubin ungomunye walezo zisulu zikaTed Bandy, owayenenhlanhla yokusinda ngemuva kokuhlangana noManak ngo-1978. Ngemuva kwamacala efilimu "amahle, amabi, athukuthele" ekusebenzeni ngokweqile, wayisekela iphrojekthi yeNetflix kanye nomqondisi weJoe Berlinger's Director. URubin wachaza ukuthi leso sakhiwo lisebenza kangcono ngaphandle kwenani elikhulu legazi, ngoba liyidrama kanye ne-thriller, hhayi i-movie ethusayo. "Isizukulwane esincane esingazi ukuthi yini uTed Banderi ayezofunda ngokubulawa kwakhe ngesihluku futhi axhuma umcabango. Ngicabanga ukuthi uNetflix wenze umsebenzi omuhle kakhulu futhi wethule amaqhawe kahle esibukweni, "kusho uKatie. Ubuye waphawula ukuthi izindaba zazo zonke izisulu zazingenakwenzeka ukutshela izindaba zazo zonke izisulu, ngoba nenombolo yazo ngqo ayaziwa, yize i-maniac yavuma ukubulawa kwabesifazane abangama-30.
Efilimu "enhle, elibi, elibi" indima yesibambi se-serial kanye nombulali wadlala iZack Efron. Umlingani wakhe waba yi-Lily Collins, owenza indima yeqhawe elithandekayo u-Elizabeth. Ngokwesakhiwo, i-heroine ifunda ukuthi i-ted iboshwe ngokungazelelwe ngamacala okubulala okuningi. Akakholelwa ukuthi i-bandee ebukekayo, enomusa futhi enhle iTed ikwazi ukwethenjwa okunjalo, futhi yena ngokwakhe ngenkuthalo ngenkuthalo ephambene nalokho.