The pilot was co-produced by Amazon Studios and Annapurna Pictures, created and excectutively produced by Elisabeth Holm. Other executive producers included Rebecca Green, Sue Naegle, and Ali Krug with Desiree Akhavan being the director. It was announced in April of 2021 that five actors playing leads alongside the aforementioned unannounced character portrayed by sarah Michelle Gellar would be; Nina Bloomgarden, David Iacono, Mimi Davila, Dana Donnelly, and Myra Molloy. deadline.com/2021/04/hot-pink-amazon-studios-ya-pilot-lead-roles-1234746278/
In November of 2021 Deadline announced that Amazon had passed on the pilot, with the co-producer Annapurner Pictures having the potential to shop the pilot to other networks implying that pilot was finished before being passed on by Amazon. As of July 2023 there has been no more news of the show or the pilot being aired. It is currently unknown if there was any scripts or production material for further episodes had the show been picked up. deadline.com/2021/11/hot-pink-ya-pilot-sarah-michelle-gellar-dead-not-going-forward-amazon-1234868213/