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The series followed a unit of the United States Army's Third Infantry Division on its first tour of duty in Iraq, and chronicled the War's effects on the soldiers' families in the United States. The Iraq sequences were filmed in the California desert, while the homefront scenes are shot in and around the Greater Los Angeles area.

The pilot was developed by Steven Bochco (who also created such acclaimed series as NYPD Blue, L.A. Law, and Hill Street Blues). Originally, the show was to be produced by UPN, who subsequently decided that the prospects for international sales were not good and withdrew from the project. The series is, however, (according to Reuters) seen around the world on pay cable channels in about 100 territories.

The title of the series echoes "Over There," George M. Cohan's 1917 song about U.S. soldiers serving abroad during World War I. The show (Bochco's first for basic cable) was the first scripted television series set in a current, ongoing military action involving the United States. In another unusual move, the pilot episode was released on DVD on August 2, 2005, less than a week after the show's premiere.

FX formally announced on November 1, 2005 that the show would not be returning due to declining ratings (though it can still be seen in reruns in some parts of the U.S. and Canada). The 13th and last episode of the series, "Follow the Money," first aired in the U.S. on October 26, 2005.

The complete series was released on DVD in the United States and Canada on March 21, 2006.

• "Over There is here as series for FX, Bochco" article from the November 2, 2004 issue of the Hollywood Reporter.
• "Britain's Sky One Nabs Bochco War Drama" article from the April 12, 2005 issue of the Hollywood Reporter.
• "Provocative 'Over There' didn't go over big here" article by Bill Keveney in the October 26, 2005 issue of USA TODAY.
• " 'Over There' still top rank" article by David Bianculli in the October 26, 2005 issue of The Daily News.
• "FX Withdraws from Over There" as reported on November 1, 2005 by Zap2it.com.
• "FX network ends Iraq war drama Over There" as reported on November 2, 2005 by Reuters.

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