During a livestream, Peter Shinkoda claimed that Jeph Loeb forbid the writers from making stories about Nobu and Gao, under the belief that "nobody cares about Chinese people". This led to much of Nobu's planned backstory being dropped from the show.
While promoting the second season of Iron Fist at San Diego Comic-Con 2018, Loeb appeared on stage wearing a karate gi and headband as part of a comic bit with Iron Fist actress Jessica Henwick, who forced him to remove the costume. Waaaat?!