The beloved children's program Reading Rainbow will return with librarian and social media personality Mychal Threets as its new host. Threets announced his role on Instagram on Sept. 30, expressing that LeVar Burton and the original series inspired his career path in libraries and literacy advocacy. The show originally ran on PBS from 1983 to 2006, and Burton served as its only host throughout that time.
Threets started working at the Fairfield Civic Center Library in California in 2013 before gaining widespread recognition through his book recommendations and motivational messages on TikTok and YouTube. The revived series will stream on Sony's Kidzuko platform at an unannounced date and will feature guest appearances from Gabrielle Union, John Legend, Chrissy Teigen, Adam Devine, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach. The reboot marks a significant moment for audiences who watched the original program.
Threets started working at the Fairfield Civic Center Library in California in 2013 before gaining widespread recognition through his book recommendations and motivational messages on TikTok and YouTube. The revived series will stream on Sony's Kidzuko platform at an unannounced date and will feature guest appearances from Gabrielle Union, John Legend, Chrissy Teigen, Adam Devine, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach. The reboot marks a significant moment for audiences who watched the original program.
