Sony Orders 24 Episodes of ‘Reading Rainbow’ Reboot

The classic PBS children’s series Reading Rainbow, which taught generations of kids to love books and reading, is officially back after securing a 24-episode order from Sony. Mychal the Librarian (a.k.a. Mychal Threets) will return as host, with Sesame Street and Ms. Rachel veteran Kristen McGregor joining the show as executive producer and showrunner, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The show was revived in September after a 19-year hiatus, debuting brand new episodes with a new host and home. “After nearly 20 years… Reading Rainbow is returning to motivate, help, and encourage kids to become avid readers with new episodes, new friends, new projects, and of course… new books!