The Iraq sequences were filmed in the California desert, while the homefront scenes are shot in and around the Greater Los Angeles area.

Originally, the show was to be produced by UPN, which subsequently decided that the prospects for international sales were not good and withdrew from the project.

[citation needed] The title of the series echoes "Over There", George M. Cohan's 1917 song about U.S. soldiers serving abroad during World War I.

[citation needed] The show (Bochco's first for basic cable) was the first scripted television series set in a current, ongoing military action involving the United States.

Accordingly, the program was tagged with the television rating TV-MA for language and violence, and warning notices such as "VIEWER DISCRETION ADVISED."