Beginning in the late ’90s, Nickelodeon flourished with back to back hits in the kids television space with shows like “All That,” “The Amanda Show” and more. Sitcoms like “Zoey 101,” “Drake & Josh” and “iCarly” followed, making the network a kids entertainment powerhouse. “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV,” the upcoming ID documentary series airing over two nights beginning Sunday, pulls back the curtain on this golden era of children’s television to reveal that the realities behind the camera were nowhere near as perfect as one would hope.
The series spotlights prolific TV creator Dan Schneider and, as those who previously worked for him allege, his abuse of power; the multiple convicted pedophiles who worked on his hit Nickelodeon shows; and more about what happened behind the scenes through interviews with former child actors, parents and crew members. One of the biggest revelations, as revealed in a teaser , is former Nickelodeon star Drake Bell speaking about the abuse he says he endured from Brian Peck, an actor and dialogue coach on a number of Schneider-created shows, who was convicted in 2004 of child sex abuse. These are some of the key takeaways from “Quiet on Set.
” Jenny Kilgen and Christy Stratton share their experiences as the only female writers on the first season of “The Amanda Show,” a sketch-comedy series that was designed to showcase the comedic talents of Amanda Bynes — then a young, rising star — but was, in.