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'Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV' will debut a new fifth episode. The episode titled 'Quiet on Set: Breaking the Silence' will feature interviews with Drake Bell and other former child TV actors. Soledad O'Brien is set to moderate the episode that'll air on April 7th.
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00:00Quiet on Set, The Dark Side of Kids TV will debut a new fifth episode.
00:04The episode titled Quiet on Set, Breaking the Silence will feature interviews with
00:08Drake, Bell, and other former child TV actors. Soledad O'Brien is set to moderate the episode
00:13that'll air on April 7th. This follows the premiere of the original four-part docuseries
00:17on ID and Max. Quiet on Set, The Dark Side of Kids TV detailed toxic work environment claims
00:23on the set of Nickelodeon shows that were created and run by TV producer Dan Schneider.
00:28It also saw Bell open up publicly for the first time about the sexual abuse he suffered
00:32at the hands of Brian Peck, his former dialogue coach who was convicted in 2004 for his crimes
00:36against Bell and ordered to register as a sex offender.
00:39Brian had been convicted, but getting all of this support from a lot of people in the industry
00:47and yeah, I was pretty shocked.
00:51ID said over 16 million viewers tuned into the series on its own channel and Max slash Discovery
00:56Plus, which represented the largest audience for an unscripted series since Max launched.
01:01The president of ID, Linear End Streaming, said of the new fifth episode,
01:04With Breaking the Silence, we're digging deeper into the crucial conversations the docuseries
01:08ignited and exploring the lingering questions left in their wake to provide further insight
01:13from the brave voices who've spoken out previously and those who are coming forward again.
01:17For much more on this story, go to THR.com.
01:19This is the Hollywood Reporter News.
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