Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV season 1 Too Close to the Sun - Metacritic

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TV-14
Investigation Discovery
Mar 18, 2024
43 m

TV-14
Investigation Discovery
Mar 18, 2024
43 m

Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV

Summary The four-part documentary series about the alleged abuse on the set of many children's shows made in the 1990s and early 2000s features archival footage and interviews with former cast and crew, including Drake Bell, Raquel Lee Bolleau, Leon Frierson, Bryan Hearne, Katrina Johnson, Alexa Nikolas, Giovonnie Samuels, and Kyle Sullivan.

Directed By: Mary Robertson, Emma Schwartz

TV-14
Investigation Discovery
Mar 18, 2024
43 m

TV-14
Investigation Discovery
Mar 18, 2024
43 m

Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV

S1 • Episode 4

Too Close to the Sun

Air Date: Mar 18, 2024

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Summary The four-part documentary series about the alleged abuse on the set of many children's shows made in the 1990s and early 2000s features archival footage and interviews with former cast and crew, including Drake Bell, Raquel Lee Bolleau, Leon Frierson, Bryan Hearne, Katrina Johnson, Alexa Nikolas, Giovonnie Samuels, and Kyle Sullivan.

Season Episodes

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Episode 1 • Mar 17, 2024 • 42 m

Rising Stars, Rising Questions

Under a new era in kids TV, cast and crew face a sexist and abusive world.

Episode 2 • Mar 17, 2024 • 42 m

Hidden in Plain Sight

A former child star discusses surviving abuse at the hands of his acting coach, but a conviction doesn't keep the coach away from kids' TV; Dan Schneider's power grows until it reaches a boiling point.

Episode 3 • Mar 18, 2024 • 43 m

The Darkest Secret

A harrowing account by a former child-star of abuse by his acting coach.

Episode 4 • Mar 18, 2024 • 43 m

Too Close to the Sun

An abuser goes to jail but gets support from big names in Hollywood.

Episode 5 • Apr 7, 2024 • 42 m

Breaking the Silence

Former Nickelodeon stars join host Soledad O'Brien to discuss the dark side of kids TV.

Top Cast

Drake Bell

Self - Cast Member, The Amanda Show and Drake & Josh, Self

Giovonnie Samuels

Self - Cast Member, All That

Kate Taylor

Self - Journalist, Business Insider

Scaachi Koul

Self - Culture Writer

Rick Ellis

Founder, AllYourScreens.com, Self - Writer

Bryan Hearne

Self - Cast Member, All That

Alexa Nikolas

Self - Cast Member, Zoey 101

Virgil L. Fabian

Self - Director, All That, Self - Director, The Amanda Show

Christy Stratton

Self - Writer, The Amanda Show

Leon Frierson

Self - Cast Member, All That

Kyle Sullivan

Self - Cast Member, All That

Katrina Johnson

Self - Cast Member, All That

Raquel Lee

Self - Cast Member, The Amanda Show

Karyn Finley Thompson

Self - Editor, All That, The Amanda Show and Drake & Josh

MJ

Self - Brandi's Mom

Tracey Brown

Self - Bryan's Mom

Joe Bell

Self - Drake's Father

Marc Summers

Self - Host, Double Dare

Anne Henry

Self - Co-Founder, BizParentz Foundation

Mike Denton

Self - Cameraman, iCarly, Sam & Cat and Victorious

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