General Commander was originally envisaged and marketed as a television series following "a top secret, rogue international paramilitary unit that fights major criminal organisations in a bid to stop World War III", based on a screenplay by Philipe Martinez and Bey Logan and produced by SPI International and Saradan Media. The series would have had nine episodes each with a runtime of 45 minutes.
While shooting scenes for General Commander, lead actor Steven Seagal also redid some scenes in the film Attrition that was also set in the Philippines.
General Commander was released in Blu-ray and DVD on May 28, 2019.
Seagal insisted that the cast and crew refer to him as Mr General Commander at all times, he explained this would help him stay in character. However this did little to help him as he kept forgetting his lines and even the name of the movie he was making.
Seagal spent two months pretending to be a General Commander to prepare for his role.