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Silence on the set: The dark side of children’s televisiona four-part documentary series that exposes the “toxic and dangerous culture” and alleged abuse on the sets of some of Nickelodeon’s hit series, is everything going viral on TikTok. Channel ID will re-air the complete docuseries starting friday (March 22), but if you don’t feel like waiting, the docuseries is also streaming on Max.
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According to a Press release from ID, the docuseries offers “unprecedented access to key cast members, writers and crew spanning Schneider’s popular Nickelodeon series,” including Everything that cast members Giovonnie Samuels, Kyle Sullivan, Bryan Hearne, Katrina Johnson and director Virgil Fabian, Amanda’s show writers Jenny Kilgen and Christy Stratton, Alexa Nikolas from Zoey 101 plus the cast and crew of icarly, Sam and cat, Victorious and other Nickelodeon icons such as Marc Summers, former host of Double challenge.
The docu-series, which premiered on the Investigation Discovery channel on March 17 and 18, explores several programs created by Dan Schneider, who has since denied several allegations made against him in the documentary, including sexualizing children and cultivating of a toxic work environment.
“Everything that happened on the shows Dan directed was carefully vetted by dozens of adults involved and approved by the network,” a rep for Schneider said in a statement to Variety. “If there was a real problem with the scenes where some people, now years later, are ‘sexualizing’ they would be removed, but that’s not the case, they are still constantly broadcast around the world and enjoyed by children and parents alike. “
Drake Bell, from the Nickelodeon series Drake and Josh, appears in the third episode of the documentary. In the documentary, Bell accused former Nickelodeon acting and dialogue coach Brian Peck of sexual abuse.
In August 2003, Peck was arrested on charges of sexual abuse, including performing a lewd act on a child. The victim was one of the children Peck coached and was sexually abused in his home for more than six months, according to the Los Angeles Police. Peck served 16 months for child abuse and is now registered as a sex offender.
Clips from the documentary, including Bell’s story, have received millions of views on TikTok.
“My name is Drake Bell and I came here to tell my story. “I have never told my story publicly,” Bell shares in the documentary.
The silence on the set is Directed by Mary Robertson and Emma Schwartz. The series is produced by Maxine Productions and Sony Pictures Television.
Read on for ways to watch and stream from anywhere.
Where to look Silence on set
Silence on the set: The dark side of children’s television premiered over two nights, starting Sunday, March 17 at 9 pm ET/PT on ID Network. The second half premiered on Monday, March 18 at 9 pm ET/PT.
If you have access to ID via cable, satellite, or broadcast, check your local listings for additional channel information.
For those without access to cable, streaming platforms like Max, Philo, DirecTV, and Fubo let you enjoy dozens of cable channels for one low price (use ExpressVPN to stream from outside the US).
If you missed the premiere, you can stream the series on Max. Right now, subscribers can save more than 40% on Max’s annual plan, which costs just $5.83 a month, when you pay upfront for a full year.
Subscriptions start at $9.99 for the monthly plan, the annual plan starts at $69.99, without the discount.
Max subscribers get access to movies, series, documentaries, sports and other must-see content, including Curb your enthusiasm, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, The regime and movies like The color Purple, Wonka, Aquaman: and the lost kingdom.
Click here for details on how to get Max for free.
Philo costs $25 a month after a one-week free trial. Stream over 70 channels like ID, Lifetime, WeTV, OWN, MTV, A&E, CMT, Food Network, Nickelodeon, Paramount Network, TLC, Trvl, TVLand, TVOne and more. Click below to join Philo to stream Silence on set and more.
DirecTV’s most affordable streaming plan has over 75 channels, including cable networks and local stations. Streaming plans start at $69.99/month. you can transmit Silence on set on demand, or when rebroadcast on the ID channel.
Fubo usually costs about the same price as DirecTV, but you can save $20 off your first month, bringing the price down to $59.99 for Fubo Pro (191 channels, plus DVR, and a free trial for one week).
Silence on the set: The dark side of children’s television will be available to stream on Prime Video, AppleTVand The Roku Channel.
Watch the trailer below.
