Overview
- Episode 2 closes with a title card reading "In loving memory of a true pioneer Danny Virtue," released today on Disney+ and Hulu.
- Executive producer Dan Shotz said he showed Virtue the completed chariot sequence in hospital before Virtue died of cancer.
- Shotz described Virtue as the production's "chariot race architect" and a leading stunt horse wrangler in British Columbia.
- Virtue supplied and managed more than 20 horses, including animals from the Calgary Stampede, with practical stables built on set.
- Cast members trained at Virtue’s ranch during prep, and colleagues later praised his mentorship and philanthropy in public tributes.