Xa uthotho lweTV lweapocalyptic IYeriko Ngaphandle kokulumkisa, beza ngesiquphe, abalandeli abaninzi baphoxeka libali elingenasiphelo. Uthotho, ebalisa ngobomi edolophini emva kwenyukliya, eyaqala yadlalwa kwisitishi saseMntla Melika CBS kwi2006.
Emva kwexesha lokuqala eligqityiwe ngesicelo sabalandeli, abalawuli bejelo bagqibe kwelokuba bayirhoxise ngenxa yenqanaba layo eliphantsi. Ukuphindaphinda kwexesha lokuqala kwinethiwekhi kamabonakude CWInqanaba lababukeli alifikelwanga kuphela, kodwa sele kuthethwa ngemuvi, ngokuya kudliwanondlebe nomvelisi wolu ngcelele, UJon Turteltaub, epapashwe kutshanje kwiphephancwadi Ukuba imagazini.
I-Turteltaub wathi umbono kukukhupha ifilimu kamva kulo nyaka kwaye wavakalisa umnqweno wakhe wokuqhubeka nebali: “Kungoku nje siphuhlisa ibali laseJeriko. Akuyi kuba yimfuneko ukubona uthotho, kodwa iya kuba yinxalenye yobomi boluntu emva komsitho onje kwinqanaba lesizwe. Iya kuba lolona hlobo luthembekileyo kwinyani yeMntla Melika, egqitha kwimida yedolophu yaseJeriko.
Kwifilimu, ukuqinisekiswa okupheleleyo kolu ngcelele, olwalukhokelwa ngumdlali weqonga skeet ulrich, Waziwa kwihlabathi liphela ngendima yakhe njengombulali Khwaza.UJon Turteltaub Uye wabhekisa kuhlahlo-lwabiwo mali, ngokuthelekisa amanani abawaphethe kolu ngcelele: «Nawuphi na umba wokufota iya kuba sisixa esikhulu sohlahlo-lwabiwo mali ngokuthelekiswa noko besikuqhelile ukusebenza kumdlalo. Ukuba besinezigidi ezingama-40 zeedola ukwenza imovie, ingangamaxesha angama-20 ukuba indleko nganye yolu thotho ithi. "