The film's original title was "Wormeater", but was changed to "Matriarch" after network executives felt it would put off the female audience.
During the first week of shooting Director Ben Steiner's son contracted Covid and so Ben had to direct the first few days from his car
Filming was originally meant to finish in November 2021 but was shutdown due to lead actress Jemima Rooper contracting Covid 19. Filming restarted in January 2022
Even though they play a mother and daughter in the film, Kate Dickie is only 10 years older than Jemima Rooper.
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