Dan Schneider speaks out about documentary about former actors

The documentary ‘Quiet On Set: The Dark Side Of Kids TV’, responsible for revealing the dark behind-the-scenes of some of the main children’s programs of the 2000s, was officially released in the United States last Sunday, the 17th, generating a huge repercussion on social media. After this, Dan Schneidercreator of Nickelodeon’s most successful series, responded to accusations of abuse and creating toxic environments on the recording sets featured in the documentary.

Schneidercreator of hits such as “iCarly”, “Brilhante Victória”, “Sam & Cat”, programs responsible for discovering stars such as Ariana Grande It is Miranda Cosgrovereleased an official statement to the deadline, defending himself. In it, the filmmaker’s advisors deny the accusations made, in addition to stating that everything that was aired was approved by Nickelodeon executives.

Dan expected and asked a lot from his teams. They worked long hours and had consistently successful shows. In the challenges of production, Dan sometimes became frustrated and understands why some employees found it intimidating or stressful.

In a career spanning over 30 years, Dan has worked with thousands of people, many of whom still tell him how much they enjoyed and appreciated working on his programs.

But he also knows that some people didn’t have a positive experience and he truly regrets that. Remember, all story, dialogue, costumes and makeup were fully approved by network executives in two parts.

A standards and practices group read and approved all scripts, and programming executives reviewed and approved all episodes.

Furthermore, every day, on every set, there were always parents and caregivers and their friends watching the filming and rehearsals. If there were scenes or costumes that were inappropriate in any way, they would have been flagged and blocked by this multi-layered scrutiny,” the statement concluded.

Russell Hicksformer president of content and production at Nickelodeon, also shared a statement coming out in defense of Schneider. According to him, the filmmaker is one of the most successful in the field of children’s entertainment, and he cared about the actors in his programs, even more than his own parents.

Dan Schneider is one of the most prolific producers of hit television in children’s and family entertainment. Dan’s shows transcend children’s television and are staples on many streaming platforms today, enjoyed by children and their parents alike.

Dan cared about the children in his programs, even when sometimes their own families, unfortunately, did not. What people seem to be forgetting is the fact that the network has a talent management department that keeps an eye on everything that’s going on and goes to every event that these kids go to.

There is a standards and practices group that reads all scripts and programming executives who review each episode. Plus, every day, on every set, parents, caregivers and their friends watched every frame of filming and heard every joke. Every thing Dan did on any of his shows was carefully vetted and approved by Nickelodeon executives.”

In Brazil, the documentary ‘Quiet On Set: The Dark Side Of Kids TV’ does not yet have a release date. However, the production is expected to be made available through the streaming service Max (formerly HBO Max).