- The film was announced in December 2021, with Chloe Domont writing and directing the film.
- Chloe Domont’s directorial debut.
- Production began in January 2022 in Serbia.
- Netflix acquired distribution rights to the film for $20 million, after a bidding war between half a dozen companies.
- The film premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival on January 20, 2023. Fair Play was released in select theaters on September 29, 2023, before streaming on Netflix on October 13, 2023.