Stories from the set

Sylvia Hoeks shaved her head for a role in the series.

Blind characters use knots on strings to read. This knot-writing system is believed to have been invented by the Incas and is called quipu.

The names Ganiwa and Kofun are of Japanese origin. Haniwa are Japanese ceramic sculptures from the Jōmon period (13,000 BC – 300 BC). Kofun is a type of ancient burial mound in Japan.