May Chan, a WGA Award champion, wrote, co-developed, and produced Surfside Girls alongside Julie Sagalowsky Diaz and Alex Diaz of What's Up Warthogs and The Shannara Chronicles. Other chief producers include Jeff Brustom, Paul Davidson, Lydia Antonini, American Young of Legacies, Roswell and New Mexico, and Paul Stupin. May Han is also a co-creator of the show.
Other novels incorporated in Apple TV Plus' Surfside Girls are The Science of Surfing and Surfside Girls: The Mystery at the Old Rancho.
The upcoming show stars Sonita Henry (Dr. Pfeiffer), Adan Maverick Carcaño (Petey), Catia Ojeda (Monica), Job Vargas (Bob), and Spencer Hermes-Rebello of Troppo (Remi). It also has Miya Cech of Rim of the World (Jade), and YaYa Gosselin of We Can be Heroes (Sam) in the leading roles.