In his book Love Life, Rob Lowe says that to save money on the production, the main sets were constructed in an abandoned paint factory in the San Fernando Valley (instead of in a conventional soundstage on a studio lot in a more central location). The air-conditioning system in the ex-factory was faulty and, on hot days when it failed, crew members would often faint from the residual paint fumes. Furthermore, the building was next-door to a dildo factory (the San Fernando Valley is the capital of the U.S. porn and sex-toy industries). Lowe remembered that the same day they were told that the show was canceled (but they would still have to continue filming all 13 episodes for the overseas and DVD markets), there were wildfires in the Valley. The dildo factory was evacuated but the cast and crew of "The Lyon's Den" was not allowed to do the same.
13 episodes were made but only 6 episodes aired because the show got canceled
Jewel Kilcher was extremely reluctant to kiss Rob Lowe in any intimate scenes together. In the end, they ended up doing the scene, but the kiss was very awkward. Lowe told Ellen DeGeneres on her show that filming the series was a "paradise of indignities," but it was a real blow to his self-esteem when his costar didn't want to engage in mouth-to-mouth action for the TV drama. In an interview, Jewel jokingly passed the refusal off by saying that his mouth had been to the unknown and back.
Kyle Chandler and Rob Lowe had previously appeared in Mulholland Falls (1996).