According to The Hollywood Reporter Kate McKinnon has been tapped to voice Ms. Frizzle in Netflix's upcoming Magic School Bus reboot, it was announced Wednesday. Magic School Bus Rides Again will feature a modernized Ms. Frizzle and her class along with an inventive high-tech bus. The series will also highlight the latest tech innovations such as robotics, wearables and camera technology to -- like in the original series -- encourage children's interest in science. McKinnon steps into the voice role formerly occupied by Lily Tomlin. Tomlin voiced Ms. Frizzle for the original animated series' entire 52-episode run. Based on the series of books of the same name by Joanna Cole , the first Magic School Bus series premiered on PBS in 1994 and ran through 1998, continuing to air in repeats for years after.