My Little Pony: Pony Life

My Little Pony: Pony Life is an animated children's television series that aired on Discovery Family from 7 November 2020 to 22 May 2021.[2] It is based on Hasbro's My Little Pony franchise. The series, acting as a successor, spin-off and reboot to 2010's My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic and the fourth animated series based on the franchise overall, was produced by Entertainment One, in collaboration with Boulder Media.[3]

My Little Pony: Pony Life
Based on
Developed byWhitney Ralls
Katie Chilson
Directed byAdrian Ignat
Voices of
Theme music composerJess Furman
Ethan Roberts
Opening theme"Pony Life"
performed by Lauren Dyson
Ending theme"Pony Life" (instrumental)
ComposerJess Furman
Country of originUnited States
Ireland
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes40 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Stephen Davis (season 1)
  • Olivier Dumont (season 2)
ProducerPeter Lewis
Running time11 minutes[1][lower-alpha 1]
Production companies
Release
Original network
Original releaseNovember 7, 2020 (2020-11-07) –
May 22, 2021 (2021-05-22)

It has some of the writers and most of the voice cast returning from Friendship Is Magic, but it also features a different art style and a slice-of-life narrative.[4] Unlike Friendship Is Magic, each episode is 11 minutes long, consisting of two five-minute segments. A second season for the series premiered on 10 April 2021.[5] The series finale aired on 22 May 2021.

Premise

The main setting of Pony Life is Sugarcube Corner, a bakery operated by Pinkie Pie that she and her friends from Friendship Is Magic, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Twilight Sparkle, Rarity and Fluttershy often use as a hangout. The series explores comedic, slice of life stories that they experience, primarily while hanging out at Sugarcube Corner. The series uses an art style based on Japanese chibi. As a reboot, it has no continuity with Friendship Is Magic. This allows for the existence of new characters such as Pinkie Pie's brother Octavio Pie, as well as the adapting out of certain other characters from the original series.

Voice cast

Main cast

With the exception of Cathy Weseluck, who voiced Spike, the main voice actors from My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic reprise their roles in Pony Life.[4]

Supporting cast

Episodes
Main article: List of My Little Pony: Pony Life episodes
SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
126November 7, 2020 (2020-11-07)February 6, 2021 (2021-02-06)
214April 10, 2021 (2021-04-10)May 22, 2021 (2021-05-22)

Production and release

My Little Pony: Pony Life premiered on Discovery Family in the United States on 7 November 2020.[6] Clips of several episodes have also been uploaded to the MLP YouTube channel prior to the announcement. On 17 September 2020, it was reported that a second season was in production.[7] The second season premiered on 10 April 2021.[8][9]

In Ireland, the series premiered on Tiny Pop on 1 September 2020. The second season premiered on the network on 2 April 2021.[10]

Notes
    1. Each episode includes two segments, which are about 5-6 minutes each. The series though originally aired as a half-hour program, meaning four segments in each episode.
    2. Shannon Chan-Kent was the primary singing voice of Pinkie Pie in Friendship is Magic with Libman occasionally providing her singing voice.
    3. Kazumi Evans was the original singing voice of Rarity in Friendship is Magic.
    4. Tabitha St. Germain voices Spike in Pony Life since Cathy Weseluck chose not to reprise the role.
    5. John de Lancie was the original voice of Discord in Friendship is Magic.
    6. Lee Tockar was the original voice of Snips in Friendship is Magic.

    References
    1. "TV Schedule for Treehouse". TV Passport.
    2. "My Little Pony: Pony Life : Programs : Discovery Family : Discovery Press Web". press.discovery.com. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
    3. "Tweet". Retrieved 19 June 2020 – via Twitter.
    4. Tyler Aquilina (13 November 2019). "'My Little Pony' to launch new animated series and toy line – see exclusive first look". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
    5. Mercedes Milligan (23 March 2021). "'My Little Pony: Pony Life' S2 Trots to Discovery Family April 10". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
    6. Milligan, Mercedes (12 October 2020). "New 'My Little Pony' Series 'Pony Life' Premieres Nov. 7 on Discovery Family". Animation Magazine. Archived from the original on 14 October 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
    7. Sethisto (17 September 2020). "Pony Life Gets a Second Season in Spring of 2021". Equestria Daily.
    8. Milligan, Mercedes (23 March 2021). "'My Little Pony: Pony Life' S2 Trots to Discovery Family April 10". Animation Magazine. Archived from the original on 2 April 2021.
    9. "Attention Every Pony! My Little Pony: Pony Life Season 2 Debuts on Discovery Family Channel April 10" (Press release). Discovery Family Channel. 23 March 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021 – via The Futon Critic.
    10. Lang, Neil (10 March 2021). "Second series of My Little Pony: Pony Life to premiere on Tiny Pop in April". ATV Today. Archived from the original on 10 March 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
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