In mid-2017, Zendaya revealed in an issue of New York Times that she returned to Disney Channel after Shake It Up (2010) because of a lack of diversity at the time. She also thought the idea of a girl doing a "guy role" was important.
Three of Zendaya's costars from Shake It Up (2010), Bella Thorne, Adam Irigoyen, and Anita Barone make appearances as antagonists.
Jasmine Guy guest stars as K.C's evil aunt. She and Kadeem Hardison were husband and wife on A Different World (1987). In the scene where they meet, Jasmine Guy states he reminds her of someone she knew in college and quote "from a different world." Kadeem Hardison is then seen rocking his signature flip-up sunglasses from the show.