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‘Quiet On Set’ Filmmakers Discuss Response To Docuseries, Upcoming Episode 5 & “Continuing To Explore” Toxic Kids TV


Mary Robertson and Emma Schwartz spoke with Deadline about the harrowing documentary series Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV

As we began to talk to more and more people, you start to hear, ‘I think in the Brian Peck case that the victim was Drake.’ You don’t know where anyone is in their process of dealing with the trauma of healing. Then there’s others who have talked about whether there just should be more supports through set, whether it’s social workers or mental health specialists where, given the complicated power dynamic of being a child actor, is there a space that they can feel empowered to be honest about where they’re uncomfortable? We’re joined by Soledad O’Brien, who’s really helping navigate this story because, when you look at what the initial four episodes…[they were] this tremendous deep dive for documentary filmmaking that has sparked newsworthy conversation.

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