[3][4] In 2014, after being released on video-sharing platform YouTube with English-language subtitles, the short garnered international attention[4] and Pourriat was approached by Netflix to develop a new, larger project based on the initial premise.

[5] Pierre Bénézit, the lead actor in Oppressed Majority, played the supporting character Christophe in I Am Not an Easy Man.

[6] For her part, Arièle Bonte, on RTL, advises the vision of the film for, in particular, the disturbing subject likely to change mentalities and the “amazing” quality of the interpretation of Marie-Sophie Ferdane.

In October 2024, Netflix announced an English-language remake of the film titled Ladies First to be directed by Thea Sharrock from a script written by Katie Silberman, Natalie Krinsky, and Cinco Paul, with Sacha Baron Cohen and Rosamund Pike starring in the lead roles.

[8] In November 2024, Richard E. Grant, Emily Mortimer, Charles Dance, Fiona Shaw, Tom Davis and Weruche Opia joined the cast.