My Little Pony: Pony Life is an animated television series that aired on Treehouse TV in Canada from June 21, 2020, to April 25, 2021, and on Discovery Family in the United States from November 7, 2020, to May 22, 2021. It is based on Hasbro's My Little Pony franchise and is the fourth animated series in the franchise overall. Pony Life is a standalone spin-off to My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (2010–2019), featuring a new caricatured artstyle, slice-of-life stories, and some returning writers and voice cast from Friendship is Magic.
The series was produced by Entertainment One, with animation provided by Boulder Media. Unlike Friendship Is Magic, each episode is 11 minutes long, consisting of two five-minute segments.
Contents
Premise
The main setting of Pony Life is Sugarcube Corner, a bakery operated by Pinkie Pie that she and her friends 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, allowing for the existence of new characters (such as Potion Nova and Octavio Pie, Pinkie Pie's brother) and the omission 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.
Tara Strong as Twilight Sparkle
Ashleigh Ball as Applejack and Rainbow Dash
Andrea Libman as Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie
Tabitha St. Germain as Rarity and Spike
Supporting cast
Nicole Oliver as Princess Celestia and Cheerilee
Kyle Rideout as Dishwater Slog
Andrew McNee as Bubbles Cherub McSquee
Andrea Libman as Buttershy and Matt 2
Daniel Doheny as Derek and Matt 1
Tabitha St. Germain as Smallfry, Karen and Muffins
Trevor Devall as Fancy Pants
Madeleine Peters as Scootaloo
Michelle Creber as Apple Bloom
Claire Corlett as Sweetie Belle
Peter New as Discord and Big McIntosh
Kathleen Barr as Trixie Lulamoon
Ryan Beil as Finn Tastic
Chanelle Peloso as Potion Nova
Lili Beaudoin as Minty
Jesse Inocalla as Octavio Pie
Richard Ian Cox as Snails
Ian Hanlin as Snips
Michael Dobson as Bulk Biceps
Luc Roderique as Herd Happily and Curtain Call
Peter Kelamis as Saddle Bags
Laara Sadiq as Natalie
Production and release
My Little Pony: Pony Life premiered on Discovery Family in the United States on November 7, 2020. Clips of several episodes had also been uploaded to the My Little Pony YouTube channel prior to the announcement. On September 17, 2020, it was reported that a second season was in production. The second season premiered on April 10, 2021, and concluded on May 22 of the same year.
In Ireland, the series premiered on Tiny Pop on September 1, 2020. The second season premiered on Tiny Pop ahead of the U.S. broadcast on April 2, 2021.
