[2] The 11 vampires which are brought by the British represent the 11 vials of smallpox carried by the First Fleet, and allegedly used as a biological weapon against the Indigenous peoples of Sydney Cove and surrounds.
[7] In August 2021, Tony Krawitz joined as a director and AMC+ announced that Yael Stone, Rob Collins, Callan Mulvey, and Shantae Barnes-Cowan would star in the film.
[9][10] Executive producers were Rachel Gardner, Emile Sherman, Iain Canning, Warwick Thornton, and Brendan Fletcher.
[6] Coober Pedy has around 250,000 abandoned mine shafts, and executive producer Rachel Gardner said that the town "formed the basis for all design elements of Firebite, from the colour palette to tunnel studio sets.
[13] The score of Firebite was composed by Dan Luscombe and Gareth Liddiard of The Drones, and Jim White, drummer of The Dirty Three, joined them to perform the music.