Former Nickelodeon Producer Dan Schneider Sues Over Misleading Abuse Allegations

Former producer/writer Dan Schneider fired back at the team behind the bombshell series Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV on Wednesday in a lawsuit, alleging that the documentary series wrongly implied that he sexually abused the child actors he worked with.

Schneider split with Nickelodeon in 2018 after more than a decade at the center of some of the network’s most successful, star-making shows, including All That, The Amanda Show, Kenan & Kel, and as executive producer of Zoey 101, iCarly, and Victorious.

Schneider took center stage during many storylines in Quiet on Set, which interviewed the casts and crews of several of Schneider’s most successful shows, discussing the sometimes tense and toxic work environments on his sets.

Among the bombshell revelations in the series were descriptions of the abuse of child actors, including emotional commentary from Drake & Josh star Drake Bell, who described his grooming and sexual abuse by former childhood dialogue coach Brian Peck, who was convicted of sexually assaulting a Nickelodeon child actor in 2004.

Other former actors on Nickelodeon shows from the Schneider era also made allegations of sexism, racism, and inappropriate behavior involving underage stars and crew.

In a statement to HuffPo, Schneider said the series “highlighted mistakes I made and poor judgment I exhibited during my time at Nickelodeon.”

Stories about sexual assault allegations can be traumatizing for survivors of sexual assault.