The champagne the characters drink is actually sparkling water with a hint of tea for color.
An opening-scene flashback in the first episode shows a young Steven playing, on the piano, the theme from the original series.
Grant Show (Blake Carrington) and Katherine LaNasa (Ada Stone) are married in real life. They previously starred together in the last season of Devious Maids.
Every episode title, aside from 'A Well-Dressed Tarantula' and 'A Line From the Past,' is a reference to a line from the original Dynasty series. 'Enter Alexis' and 'New Lady in Town' reference the episode titles of the same name from the original series, in which Alexis Carrington and Dominique Deveraux are formally introduced, respectively.
Reunites Elizabeth Gillies (Fallon Carrington) and Elaine Hendrix (Alexis Carrington #2) they originally starred together in Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll