Nickelodeon Part Ways With Creator Dan Schneider (Creator Of iCarly, Drake & Josh, Victorious & More)

Nickelodeon and Dan Schneider have come to the decision to part ways.
Dan Schneider has been creating content for Nickelodeon over a decade and is responsible for many of Nickelodeon’s most popular shows, including Victorious, Drake & Josh, Zoey 101 and iCarly.

With these shows, Dan Schneider has played a huge role in the start of the careers of countless talented acting people such as Ariana Grande who’s now a pop artist, Elizabeth Gilles, who’s currently playing a main role in the popular Netflix show Dynasty, Miranda Cosgrove, Josh Peck, Drake Bell and many more.

The network and Schneider released a joint statement to Deadline, in which they shared they have ended their partnership. Their statement included:

​”Following many conversations together about next directions and future opportunities, Nickelodeon and our long-time creative partner Dan Schneider/Schneider’s Bakery have agreed to not extend the current deal,” Nickelodeon and Schneider said. “Since several Schneider’s Bakery projects are wrapping up, both sides agreed that this is a natural time for Nickelodeon and Schneider’s Bakery to pursue other opportunities and projects.”

“Dan and his Schneider’s Bakery team have created a string of lasting, groundbreaking hits over the years including iCarly, Drake & Josh, Victorious, Kenan & Kel and the current number-one hit show on Nickelodeon, Henry Danger. We thank Dan and his Schneider’s Bakery producers, executives and social media team for their immeasurable contributions to Nickelodeon, and we wish them the best in their future endeavors. And Dan and Schneider’s Bakery are proud of the work they did together with Nickelodeon and will always remain big fans of the network.”