When Hardison and Parker approach Leary, Hardison introduces them as detectives Costello and Costigan, characters played by Jack Nicholson and Leonardo DiCaprio, respectively, in The Departed (2006), also about the Boston mob.
This new season has a new opening montage specifying the talents of each team member.
The name Bonanno is a reference to Joseph Bonanno, former boss of the Bonanno family, one of the five families of the New York Sicilian Mafia.
First appearance of Lieutenant Bonanno.
Robert Blanche (Lt. Patrick Bonanno) passed away in 2020. LeVar Burton's character in Season 1 Episode 9 of Leverage: Redemption (2021), "The Bucket Job," was called Robert Blanche as a tribute to him and his recurring appearances as Lt. Bonanno.