[27] It was also announced that Thomas would be serving as showrunner with David Martin, Jon Thoday, and Richard Allen-Turner executive producing on behalf of Avalon Television.

[4] After Thomas' announcement to be starring in the series as Nicholas, actress Kayla Cromer was revealed to be portraying Matilda in November 2019.

The website's critical consensus reads, "Sweetly poignant and warmly witty Everything's Gonna Be Okay is as big-hearted and nuanced as the well-written characters at its center.

[33] Luke Buckmaster of The Guardian was more guarded, stating the show "misses its marks"[34] and only hits its stride after the season's first episode.

Upon the premiere of episodes "Gray Bird Grasshopper" and "Jungle Centipede", critic Alex Reif of laughingplace.com provided positive feedback, noting "...the strength of the series is that it tackles serious issues in a [..] comical way", and that the show is "a breath of fresh air".