On January 30, 2018, The CW ordered the show to pilot, with Michael Showalter set to direct.

The show ended its run on September 5, 2022.An irreverent blind woman in her twenties, Murphy, drifts through life in a drunken haze.

Out for a walk with her guide dog, Pretzel, she stumbles upon a corpse that must be Tyson's, but it disappears before the police arrive.

[71] On May 16, 2018, The CW announced that the role of Dean had been recast;[72] with Nichols thereafter replaced by Rich Sommer on July 13, 2018.

[74] On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, critics worried that the "questionable treatment of physical handicaps may leave some viewers with a dim impression.

"[75] During a panel discussion at the Television Critics Association press tour, executive producer Nicky Weinstock defended the choices, claiming that they initially auditioned blind actors, but ultimately cast Perry because she was the best actor for the role.

[79] Principal photography for the second season began on August 19, 2019, and ended on January 24, 2020, in Toronto and Cambridge,[80] Ontario, Canada.

The website's critical consensus reads, "Perry Mattfield is compelling as an amateur sleuth In the Dark, although the series' recycling of mystery tropes and questionable treatment of physical handicaps may leave some viewers with a dim impression.