The idea to the film came after director Christian Holm-Glad heard one of his friends say "Well if we can't live on Earth anymore - we can always move to Mars". Holm-Glad's inspiration to make this film was that even though traveling to Mars is fascinating, he fear the idea of humanity just being able to move if Earth becomes uninhabitable. "That is a dangerous way of thinking and it takes focus away from actually taking care of this amazing planet we live on." he stated.