Matsui said: “I was instantly attracted to Vivek’s distinct voice, and the tightrope that she walks with her words, and I’m honoured that Vivek, Sphere, and the CBC trusted me with this special script. Failure is a theme that resonates deeply with me, and I suspect many of us, so I hope this show encourages us to embrace our failures in the spirit of finding something perhaps more profound than ‘success’ – ourselves.”