Dan Schneider.Photo:Michael Buckner/Getty Images for Nickelodeon
Michael Buckner/Getty Images for Nickelodeon
It features multiple interviews with former cast members, writers and crew from popular teen seriesAll That,The Amanda Show,Zoey 101,iCarly,Sam & Cat,Victoriousand the game showDouble Dare.(A trailer is shown below.)
“For 20 years, he shaped children’s entertainment and culture,” journalist Scaachi Koul said in the clip below about the Nickelodeon producer and creator. “But that marked one of the darkest chapters.”
“Working for Dan was like being in an abusive relationship,” formerThe Amanda Showwriter Christy Stratton alleges in the docuseries.
According to the ID press release, the docuseries alleges an “insidious environment rife with allegations of abuse, sexism, racism and inappropriate dynamics with its underage stars and crew.”
Christy Stratton.Warner Bros. Discovery
Warner Bros. Discovery
“It was a toxic environment that made me trust people less,” said one of the people interviewed.
“Quiet on Setwill shine a spotlight on these emotional accounts, chronicling a pattern of gross, abusive, and manipulative behavior that unfolded across decades, as well as exclusive stories about child predators on set,” states the ID press release.
Schneider, who is described in the trailer as “Nickelodeon’s golden boy” began working at Nickelodeon in 1993 as an executive producer and writer for the sketch comedy seriesAll That.
In 1999, he became the showrunner forThe Amanda Show, starringAmanda Bynes. He continued working with Bynes on the WB sitcomWhat I Like About Youin 2002.
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Schneider returned to Nickelodeon in 2004 to createDrake & JoshwithDrake BellandJosh Peck. He followed that project withZoey 101, starringJamie Lynn Spears.
More hits followed withVictorious, starringVictoria Justice,iCarlywithMiranda Cosgrove, andSam & CatwithAriana Grande. Other projects includedHenry Danger, Game ShakersandThe Adventures of Kid Danger
Nickelodeon parted ways with Schneider in March 2018 amid reports alleging he engaged in abusive behavior towards staff members on set, as well as speculation about tweets he posted showing the feet of some of the young actresses he worked with,Deadlinereported at the time.
The Los Angeles Timesreported that a ViacomCBS investigation found no evidence that Schneider had committed sexual misconduct, but alleged he had been verbally abusive to staff.
Schneider has denied allegations of wrongdoing.
A spokesperson for Schneider issued a statement toEntertainment Weeklyabout the ID docuseries, reading: “Dan cared about the kids on his shows even when sometimes their own families unfortunately did not. He understood what they were going through and he was their biggest champion. The fact is many of the kids on these shows are put in the untenable position of becoming the breadwinner for their family and the pressure that comes along with that.”
The statement continued, “Add on top of that the difficulties of growing up and having to do so under the spotlight while working a demanding job, all as a child. That is why there are many levels of standards, executives, lawyers, teachers and parents everywhere, all the time, on every set, every day. However, it is still a hard place to be a kid and nobody knew that better than Dan.”
source: people.com
