[7] The show originally focused on Dorothy Wang, Morgan Stewart, Brendan Fitzpatrick, Jonny Drubel and Roxy Sowlaty.

EJ's sister Elisa Johnson and close friend Drew Mac made frequent appearances throughout the season.

Also Morgan's mother Susan and Brendan's friends Saachi and Bobby made appearances.

In 2021, Dorothy Wang was cast for the second season of Bling Empire, a Netflix Original reality series described as the real life version of Crazy Rich Asians.

[9] After the first season premiered, it was reported that a spin-off had been ordered by the network titled Rich Kids of New York.

Paparazzi photos showed a group of ladies filming in New York City with a production team, however nothing was ever moved forward and aired.

The show focused on EJ Johnson and his fashion career in New York City and lasted one season.

Andy Swift of HollywoodLife.com wrote that "the biggest downside to Rich Kids is that it knows how ridiculous it is.

"[18] Writing for The New York Times, Jon Caramanica wrote "The show is inspired by Rich Kids of Instagram, a Tumblr devoted to gently needling, and maybe gently envying, young people who gleefully show off their wealth on that photo- and video-sharing service.