Dennis Weaver was contracted as a series regular. Unfortunately he was forced to withdraw from filming after only four episodes, owing to the recurrence of the prostate cancer which would kill him in early 2006. His character was written out by being referred to as having died. Weaver retained a screen credit for the remainder of the first season. This was Weaver's final film or TV role.
The show was originally produced for The WB, but they couldn't fit it in their fall lineup so ABC Family picked it up