Child stars have offered their perspective on the downfalls of fame by participating in tell all documentaries that feature surprising revelations. Investigation Discovery made headlines in 2024 when directors Mary Robertson and Emma Schwartz explored Nickelodeon’s past toxic work environment in Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV . The docuseries specifically highlighted producer Dan Schneider’s time at the network with projects such as All That, The Amanda Show, iCarly, Victorious, Sam & Cat and more.
The on-camera interviews featured candid conversations with cast members like Katrina Johnson, Giovonnie Samuels, Kyle Sullivan and Bryan Hearne. Crew members who worked with Schneider behind the scenes also accused Schneider of inappropriate conduct, which he denied since parting ways with Nickelodeon in 2018. Schneider subsequently addressed the claims made in the docuseries, saying in a YouTube video, “Watching over the past two nights was very difficult.
Me facing my past behaviors, some of which are embarrassing and that I regret, and I definitely owe some people a pretty strong apology.” He continued: “I can tell you why it hurts really bad for me. I remember very clearly my early experiences [and] my first experiences in the entertainment business.
I was green, I was scared, I was excited. It meant the world to me that I was getting those opportunities and I went in and I got lucky cause they were great. And the fact that I didn’t pay that forward to ever.