The Quiet on Set bonus episode has been released - here’s how to watch now
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The docuseries has made waves after it began premiering last month, with a fifth bonus episode out now. In the late 1990s to the mid-2000s, Nickelodeon reigned supreme as the premier destination for kids’ TV, churning out one hit show after another – from All That and The Amanda Show to Drake & Josh, Zoey 101, iCarly and Victorious.
But behind the gags, slime and slapstick comedy, there was something more sinister going on. In the new four-part documentary series Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV, former show writers and child actors, including Drake Bell, pull back the curtain to reveal a toxic underbelly of abuse, harassment, racism and sexism on the sets of the Nickelodeon shows led by TV exec Dan Schneider.
The Investigation Discovery documentary has sent shockwaves through the TV industry, and the network has announced that a fifth bonus episode will be released on 8 April in the UK. Bell, All That’s Giovonnie Samuels, Bryan Hearne and new interviewee Shane Lyons will appear in the episode titled Breaking the Silence, where they will discuss where the industry goes from here.
The docuseries sees former child star Bell come forward regarding his alleged sexual abuse, which he says he suffered aged 15 at the hands of Brian Peck, a Nickelodeon dialogue coach. Bell’s co-star Josh Peck (who is not related to Brian Peck), later shared that he had reached out to Bell privately to offer his support.
Schneider, who parted ways with the network in 2018, has since addressed his own “regretful” behaviour on set, acknowledging that watching the documentary was “very difficult”. The fifth bonus episode will begin streaming in the UK next week, with all previous episodes available to watch now.
