Originally titled "Fortune in Reverse" and later "The Price of Illusion".
With the exception of stars Larissa Manoela and Rafael Vitti, had the majority of its original cast replaced after COVID-19 pandemic stroke. Production was delayed for two years due to the contagion, during which the original actors were taken to other productions in Globo TV.
Longtime telenovela director Pedro Vasconcelos was set to helm this series but turned it down and left Globo TV (after 40 years) altogether, before production could start. He stated that he had no interest in a lifetime career on television, similarly to other famed TV directors such as Jorge Fernando and Roberto Talma.