PBS announced Monday that "Reading Rainbow" will return with new episodes after nearly two decades off the air, with librarian and TikTok star Mychal Threets taking over hosting duties from LeVar Burton.

Threets, widely known as "Mychal the Librarian" on social media, will lead the relaunched children's literacy program that originally aired from 1983 to 2006. The Bay Area librarian has amassed more than 800,000 followers on TikTok and Instagram through motivational videos about books, self-confidence and personal challenges.

"Reading Rainbow is returning with all-new episodes," Threets said in a trailer released Monday. "That means new friends, new projects and, of course, new books."

The revamped series will feature a slate of celebrity guests and book narrators, including Gabrielle

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