Makers Of Emmy-Nominated ‘Quiet On Set’ Contemplate Sequel To Explosive Docuseries On Child Actor Abuse

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The creators of Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV say they’re open to making a follow up to the series, which scored two Emmy Nominations today, including Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series.

The five-part Investigation Discovery series documented alleged abuse suffered by stars of Nickelodeon series when they were children, including Drake Bell and Raquel Lee Bolleau of The Amanda Show, Shane Lyons, Katrina Johnson, Leon Frierson, Giovonnie Samuels, and Bryan Hearne of All That, and Alexa Nikolas of Zoey 101. “The response to the project has been overwhelming, surprising and gratifying,” Executive Producer Mary Robertson told Deadline. “It has certainly grown beyond our every expectation, and it’s particularly rewarding to see the response to the [series] evolve into calls for protection within the entertainment industry.” RELATED: ‘Quiet On Set’: Dan Schneider, Others React To Investigation Discovery Docuseries Added co-EP Emma Schwartz, “You always hope that with every project you do, that you’ll reach people, you’ll make an impact… We certainly as a team came to believe that this was a story that really needed to be told, because it’s both about the treatment of children and really about the shows that… influenced millions of children.

We really hope that, if anything, this is the beginning of a continued conversation because seeking to prevent the damaging and abusive environments is really the key reason so many of the brave participants stepped forward, without whom we would not have been able to make this series.” While Quiet on Set zeroed in on Nickelodeon shows produced by Dan Schneider (who in March this year released a video apologizing for his conduct while making his Nick series), the sad