, Investigation Discovery’s docuseries that focuses on toxic environment claims around popular Nickelodeon shows created and run by prolific producer Dan Schneider, The hit docuseries is competing in the best documentary or nonfiction series category against , a series following David Beckham’s life and career; , which looked further into Robert Durst’s apparent murder confession from part one; , a deep dive into the storied Tennessee soul label; and , which follows two employees who stumble on the murky truth behind their work at a call center and seek to expose the telemarketing industry. was additionally nominated for best picture editing for a nonfiction program, also facing off against and , as well as , , and The docuseries premiered in March, with . One of the most shocking reveals identified Drake Bell as the previously-anonymous child actor , who was convicted of child sexual abuse in 2004.
Former Nickelodeon writers Christy Stratton and Jenny Kilgen also alleged inappropriate behavior by Schneider as their boss on . Kilgen claimed that Schneider would show her pornography on his computer screen at the office and would request massages from the writers in exchange for featuring their sketches on the show. The former Nickelodeon showrunner additionally allegedly asked Stratton to mimic being sodomized while at work, which she described as “probably the wrongest thing I’ve ever seen happen to a woman in a professional environment.
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