German historian Armin Wolf argues that several sixteenth century sources and tombstones of the Teck family refer to Cornad as electus in regem and concludes that Conrad was elected King by Albert's partisans on 30 April 1292 in Weinheim.
Shakespeare also serves as an executive producer alongside Sofía Vergara, Ben Silverman, Luis Balaguer and Martin Campbell for Pol-Ka Productions, Silverman's Electus productions, Vergara and Balaguer's Latin World Entertainment and ABC Studios.
Ben Silverman announced in September 2010 that his production company, Electus, in partnership with branded entertainment agency GTM, would produce the show with financing from Diageo, parent of Smirnoff.