Takes place more than a year later after season 5.
The name of the beaten US Presidential candidate is given as someone called "Hoynes". This is a possible nod to the "West Wing" and the character of Vice-President John Hoynes.
Because of the sixth season storyline (new president, transfer of power), the season premieres 3 months later than usual (in January), placing the season directly between the actual 2016/17 US election and inauguration.
Filming of season six will take place in New York City.
This episode features two actors that appeared in the Hitman film adaptations. Robert Knepper co-starred in Hitman (2007) alongside Timothy Olyphant as FSB Agent Yuri Marklov, while Rupert Friend starred in Hitman: Agent 47 (2015) as Agent 47.