This will mark the third attempt at a television series based on the world of Cruel Intentions (1999). The straight-to-video sequel Cruel Intentions 2 (2000), with Amy Adams replacing Sarah Michelle Gellar as Kathryn Merteuil, was originally a scripted TV series before being re-edited into a feature film. Gellar would later reprise her role as Kathryn in 2016 for the NBC pilot Cruel Intentions (2016), which was not ordered to series.
Sean Patrick Thomas portrayed Ronald in Cruel Intentions (1999). He also originally had scenes in Cruel Intentions 2 (2000) that ended up on the cutting room floor.
Filmed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.