- Principal photography for the film began in November 2021 in Augusta, Georgia, and ended in December 2021. Other locations included the Lake Olmstead Stadium and Central Savannah River Area.
- The historic Wrightsboro Church in McDuffie County was used to depict a 1960s era church in rural Texas.
- This was Scott Marshall Smith’s final film before his death in December 2020.
- Director of this film Jeff Celentano said, “I’m setting out to make an iconic film in the classic sense, a beautiful sweeping and powerful inspirational story. One that will stand the test of time like Blindside, Rudy, Field of Dreams, and The Natural. Dennis was the first and only person I thought of for the lead role upon reading the script.”
- The Hill was released theatrically in the United States on August 25, 2023, by Briarcliff Entertainment.