Overview

• The reboot premiered October 4, with four episodes rolling out Saturdays at 10 a.m. ET on KidZuko and on ReadingRainbow.org through October 25.
• Mychal Threets, known online as “Mychal the Librarian,” is the new host and has publicly credited LeVar Burton as his inspiration.
• LeVar Burton is not involved in the revival, which opened with “No Cats in the Library” narrated by Jamie Chung and featuring Ebon Moss-Bachrach.
• Upcoming episodes include narration by Chrissy Teigen and John Legend, Gabrielle Union, and Adam DeVine, with appearances by Candice Kumai, Bellen Woodard, Rylee Arnold, and Ezra Sosa.
• Distribution on Sony’s KidZuko and YouTube reflects a broader migration of educational kids’ programming online as public broadcasting contends with funding cuts.