A fifth bonus episode of of “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV,” titled “Breaking the Silence,” will launch April 7 on ID and then stream on Max.
Per ID, “Participants previously featured in ‘Quiet on Set,’ including Drake Bell, ‘All That’ cast members Giovonnie Samuels and Bryan Hearne, Hearne’s mother, Tracey Brown, as well as new voices including former ‘All That’ cast member Shane Lyons, will come together with Soledad O’Brien for an important discussion about the industry, then and now.”
Episode 5 will be “building off the revelations explored in the first four episodes” and include a conversation led by O’Brien on “where the industry can go from here.”
According to the Warner Bros. Discovery-owned cable network, the first four episodes of “Quiet on Set” have been watched by 16 million viewers across ID and streamers Max and Discovery+ since the premiere episode debuted on March 18.
The show, which aired its originally scheduled fourth and final episode on March 22, has reached the largest audience of an unscripted series since the launch of Max (the combined rebranded version of HBO Max and Discovery+) in May, per the streamer.
“With ‘Breaking the Silence,’ we’re digging deeper into the crucial conversations the docuseries ignited and exploring the lingering questions left in their wake to provide further insight from the brave voices who’ve spoken out previously and those who are coming forward again,” said Jason Sarlanis, president of TNT, TBS, TruTV, ID & HLN linear and streaming.
“Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV” is directed by Mary Robertson and Emma Schwartz and produced by Maxine Productions and Sony Pictures Television – Nonfiction in association with Business Insider.
