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Dan Schneider’s ‘Quiet On Set’ Defamation Suit Shut Down By Appeal Judges In Big Win For WBD

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What happened

Just less than two years after Dan Schneider was given a green light on his Quiet on Set defamation lawsuit against Warner Bros Discovery and others, a trio of appeal judges has handed the former Nickelodeon producer a big defeat.

Key facts

  • Reported by Deadline and published Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:17:22 UTC.

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  1. ‘Zero Intention of Living Quietly’ Review: Doc About ‘A Different Man’ Star Adam Pearson Is Moving, When It’s Not Getting in Its Own Way

  2. Dan Schneider Loses ‘Quiet on Set’ Defamation Suit on Appeal

  3. Dan Schneider’s ‘Quiet on Set’ Defamation Lawsuit Dismissed on Appeal

  4. Dan Schneider’s ‘Quiet On Set’ Defamation Suit Shut Down By Appeal Judges In Big Win For WBD

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Dan Schneider Loses ‘Quiet on Set’ Defamation Suit on Appeal

The producers of the documentary series “Quiet on Set” have prevailed in a lawsuit brought by former Nickelodeon showrunner Dan Schneider, who claimed that the show implied that he was a child sex abuser.

Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Variety