After a nearly 20-year hiatus, the beloved kids’ show “Reading Rainbow” is returning to a new generation of children and parents who grew up watching the series.

The classic PBS show is taking a modern approach to its revival, which will be a digital series debuting on Saturday, Oct. 4, on KidZuko, the kids-focused YouTube channel. New episodes will air every Saturday through Oct. 25 along with companion vertical videos.

The new iteration of “Reading Rainbow” will be hosted by digital creator Mychal Threets, also known as Mychel the Librarian, on TikTok. Threets will follow the footsteps of the show’s prior iconic host, LeVar Burton, who led the show for 21 seasons from 1983 until 2006 on PBS.

The show originally launched as a direct response to the “summer loss phenomenon,” in which a

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