My Little Pony: Pony Life

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My Little Pony: Pony Life
My Little Pony Pony Life logo.png
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
Canada
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
Original release
Network
ReleaseNovember 7, 2020 (2020-11-07) –
May 22, 2021 (2021-05-22)

My Little Pony: Pony Life is an animated television series that aired on Discovery Family from November 7, 2020 to May 22, 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] [ non-primary source needed ]

Contents

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.[ citation needed ]

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.[ citation needed ]

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

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 26November 7, 2020 (2020-11-07)February 6, 2021 (2021-02-06)
2 14April 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] [ better source needed ] 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]

The show last aired regularly on Discovery Family in September 2023. Despite that, the network still owns the show's broadcasting rights.

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.

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