''My Little Pony: Pony Life'' is an

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that aired on

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in Canada from June 21, 2020 to April 25, 2021 and aired on

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in the United States from November 7, 2020, to May 22, 2021. It is based on

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's ''

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'' franchise and is the fourth animated series in the franchise overall. ''Pony Life'' acts as a standalone

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to '' My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic'' (2010–2019), sporting a new caricatured artstyle,

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narrative, and some of the writers and voice cast returning. The series was produced by

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with animation provided by

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. Unlike ''Friendship Is Magic'', each episode is 11 minutes long, consisting of two five-minute segments.

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

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, 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

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, who voiced Spike, the main voice actors from '' My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic'' reprise their roles in ''Pony Life''. *

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as Twilight Sparkle *

Ashleigh Ball Ashleigh Adele Ball (born March 31, 1983) is a Canadian voice actress and singer. She is known for voicing characters in several toyetic movies and television series, notably the ''Barbie'' film series, ''Bratz'', ''Johnny Test'', '' Care Bea ...

as Applejack and Rainbow Dash *

Andrea Libman Andrea Libman is a Canadian actress. She is known for providing voice acting in various animated shows, such as voicing the characters of Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy in the Discovery Family series '' My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic'' and it ...

as Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie * Tabitha St. Germain as Rarity and Spike

Supporting cast

Nicole Oliver Nicole Lyn Oliver (born February 22, 1970) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her roles as Princess Celestia and Cheerilee in ''My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic'' and Zoe Trent in ''Littlest Pet Shop (2012 TV series), Littlest Pet S ...

as Princess Celestia and Cheerilee * Kyle Rideout as Dishwater Slog * Andrew McNee as Bubbles Cherub McSquee *

as Buttershy and Matt 2 * Daniel Doheny as Derek and Matt 1 * Tabitha St. Germain as Smallfry, Karen and Muffins *

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as Fancy Pants * Madeleine Peters as Scootaloo * Michelle Creber as Apple Bloom *

Claire Corlett Claire Margaret Corlett Brown (born July 9, 1999) is a Canadian actress, known most notably for providing the voice of Sweetie Belle in the animated television series '' My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic''. She is the daughter of voice acto ...

as Sweetie Belle * Peter New as Discord and Big McIntosh *

Kathleen Barr Kathleen Barr is a Canadian voice actress. She is best known for voicing Marie Kanker and Kevin in ''Ed, Edd n Eddy'' and Trixie Lulamoon and Queen Chrysalis in '' My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic''. She also voiced Henri Richard Maurice ...

as Trixie Lulamoon * Ryan Beil as Finn Tastic * Chanelle Peloso as Potion Nova * Lili Beaudoin as Minty * Jesse Inocalla as Octavio Pie *

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as Snails *

Ian Hanlin Ian Stuart Hanlin is a Canadian voice actor based in Vancouver. Originally from Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia, he is known for his voice roles of Sunburst in ''My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic'', Lance Richmond in ''Nexo Knights'', Acronix in ' ...

as Snips * Michael Dobson as Bulk Biceps * Luc Roderique as Herd Happily and Curtain Call * Peter Kelamis as Saddle Bags * Laara Sadiq as Natalie *

Rebecca Shoichet Rebecca Shoichet ( ) is a Canadian voice actress who has voiced in English dubs of Japanese anime and other shows for Ocean Productions in Vancouver, having moved there from Victoria in 2000. She took over Saffron Henderson's role of Sota Hig ...

as Twilight Sparkle (singing voice) and Pulverizer *

Britt McKillip Britt Analisa McKillip (born January 18, 1991) is a Canadian actress and singer. Her credits include the film '' Scary Godmother: Halloween Spooktacular'' and its sequel '' Scary Godmother: The Revenge of Jimmy'', and her role as Reggie Lass i ...

as Princess Cadance * Bethany Brown as Lightning Chill * Connor Parnall as Echo * Ana Sani as Sugar Snap * Samuel Vincent as Flim *

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as Flam *

Andrew Francis Andrew Michael Scott Francis is a Canadian actor. He has appeared in many television shows and films including '' My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic'' as Shining Armor, '' MegaMan NT Warrior'' as MegaMan.EXE, '' Monster Rancher'' as Genki, '' ...

as Shining Armor * Tina Grant as Chamomilia

Episodes

Production and release

''My Little Pony: Pony Life'' premiered on

in the United States on November 7, 2020. Clips of several episodes have also been uploaded to the ''My Little Pony''

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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

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on September 1, 2020. The second season premiered on Tiny Pop ahead of the U.S. broadcast on April 2, 2021.

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