The Edge of Sleep originated as a podcast produced by QCode and written by Jake Emanuel and Willie Block. It aired in 2019 and featured Mark Fischbach as the main character, Dave Torres. In 2021, QCode made an agreement with New Regency to adapt the podcast and novel of the same name into a television series. The series premiered on October 15, 2024, on Amazon Prime Video, later moving to tubi on May 15, 2025.