[3] The film stars Queen Latifah, Betsy Brandt, Jill Scott, Sandy Jobin-Bevans, and Marin Ireland.

In January 2017, the singer and actress Cher announced plans to produce and star in a film about a fictional Flint woman dealing with the water crisis and how it affects her family.

[5] Cher dropped out of the project in March, citing a "serious family issue" as the cause.

Latifah's production company Flavor Unit Entertainment and her partner Shakim Compere also produced the film.

[8] It is based on the Time magazine cover story "The Poisoning of an American City".