Five feet apart

In January 2017, Tobias Iaconis and Mikki Daughtry sold their untitled screenplay to CBS Films for Justin Baldoni to produce and direct.[3] In January 2018, Cole Sprouse was cast to star in the film, titled Five Feet Apart.[4][5] In April 2018, Haley Lu Richardson and Moises Arias joined the cast with filming set to begin in the next month.[6][7]

Principal production began on May 25, 2018 in New Orleans, Louisiana[8][9] and concluded a month later, on June 26, 2018.[10]

The film's title refers to the "six foot rule", which stipulates that cystic fibrosis patients should be kept at least six feet (2 m) apart to lower the risk of cross-infection.[11]