When voice actor Ian Abercrombie passed away in January 2012, he had already recorded most of his dialogue as Palpatine/Sidious for season 5. One extra line in this season premiere was inserted: "They're just petty crooks", recorded by his successor Tim Curry. However, Curry's casting was not officially announced until the season finale aired, on 1 March 2013.
The Snivvian warehouse supervisor is designed to look like the vintage 'Blue Snaggletooth' action figure which was only available in a 1979 Sears exclusive cantina play set.
The sign in the background of Hondo's camp translates from Aurebesh as "Hondo's Salvage - Prices Slashed."
Although Mace Windu and Anakin Skywalker have no lines in their only scene set in Palpatine's office, their respective voice actors, Terrence 'T.C.' Carson and Matt Lanter provide the voices of several minor characters in this installment.
The InterGalactic Banking Clan station above Cybloc that is manned by droids was modified and reused from the Quartzite station seen in Bounty (2012). The warehouse where the Snivvian acts as supervisor was redesigned from the Siddiq's office in Corruption (2010).