What happened to Dan Schneider, the producer mentioned in ‘Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV’?

“Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV” revealed a controversy surrounding Dan Schneider. From the late 90s until 2018, Nickelodeon’s children and youth audience knew him as the creator (sometimes producer, sometimes writer) of popular comedy series such as ‘Kenan & Kel’, ‘The Amanda Show’, ‘Drake & Josh ”, “iCarly”, among others, but, on the set, the creative team and small actors lived with him a dark story, which is realized in the documentary series.

‘Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV’ Reveals Trouble With Nickelodeon’s Child Actors

On March 17, the documentary premiered in the United States which, over the course of 4 episodes, reveals how problematic the working environment was on the sets of Nickelodeon and how it affected its child stars as well as the writers, cinematographers and extended crew.

The series focuses on the behavior of Dan Schneider, creator of popular shows such as “Drake & Josh,” “iCarly” and “The Amanda Show,” who is accused of making misogynistic comments in the writers’ room, having sexually inappropriate behavior toward certain group members and including sexual comments or jokes in children’s programs.

What was Dan Schneider’s last series?

It was in 2018 when Nickelodeon severed its working relations with the producer. At the time, Dan Schneider was the creator of Game Shakers. The series was canceled after three seasons.

“Henry Danger” was another of his productions at that time. This went on for a few years without the producer at the helm.

Since then, ‘Dealine’ has speculated that her departure had to do with behavior issues on set.

What happened to Dan Schneider after he left Nickelodeon?

The truth is that the former producer of Nickelodeon has not completely distanced himself from the world of entertainment.

After leaving the production company in 2018, Dan Schneider “took a break to deal with things he had left behind for decades,” as he told The New York Times in a 2021 interview. In that conversation he also stated that he had written the pilot episode of an “ambitious and very different” project and that he had sold it to another production company.

Although the pilot in question has not seen the light of day, he has taken on other projects that brought him fame, such as the reboots of “iCarly”, “Zoey 101” (“Zoey 102”), “Good Burger” (“Good Burger 2” ) or “Henry Danger” (“Danger Force”), on which he is credited as creator or screenwriter.

In response to “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV,” Dan Schneider appeared in front of the cameras again: he posted on his YouTube channel an interview with BooG!e actor Bobby Bowman (who appeared on “iCarly” ). talking about the accusations against him in the documentary.

Where to watch “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV”?

In the United States, the documentary series is now available on HBO MAX. In Mexico, the same platform will offer it in its catalog, although for now its release date has not yet been announced.

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