My Little Pony: Equestria Girls (web series)
A web series reimagining pony friends as human teenagers.
My Little Pony: Equestria Girls is an animated web series that adapts the toyline and media franchise of the same name, which itself branched off from Hasbro's 2010 reboot of the My Little Pony toyline. The show reimagines the main cast of *My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic* as human high school students. It debuted on YouTube on November 17, 2017, with its first season promoted under the slogan "Better Together." The series concluded after its second season on June 23, 2020, following WildBrain (then known as DHX Media Vancouver) leaving production in 2019.
The series introduced a new set of outfits for the main characters, designed by celebrity fashion stylist Laura Schuffman. In January 2020, YouTube updated its policies for child-oriented content after the platform was fined by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission in September 2019 for violating the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). Under these new rules, channel operators must label videos or entire channels aimed at children, restricting features like on-screen interactivity. This change affected the "You Choose the Ending" interactive shorts on YouTube. In March 2021, writer and story editor Nick Confalone stated that the writing team had planned a third season and an official series finale, but Hasbro showed no interest.
The first season consists of 37 episodes, including 10 interactive ones, and aired from November 17, 2017, to October 5, 2018, with breaks in spring and summer 2018. The second season began on January 11, 2019, and included several breaks, including a six-month hiatus starting in September 2019. It resumed in March 2020 with a music video for International Women's Day and ended with the special "Tip Toppings" on June 23, 2020.
Quick Facts
- Genre
- Animation / Adventure / Children's series / Comedy / Musical / Magical girl
- Based On
- My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic · Lauren Faust
- Director
- Ishi Rudell / Katrina Hadley (season 2)
- Voices
- Rebecca Shoichet / Tara Strong / Ashleigh Ball / Andrea Libman / Tabitha St. Germain / Cathy Weseluck
- Composer
- Matthew Sorensen (season 2) / William Kevin Anderson (season 1–2)
- Country
- United States / Canada
- Language
- English
- Num Seasons
- 2
- Num Episodes
- 70
- Runtime
- 2-3 minutes
- Executive Producer
- Stephen Davis / Meghan McCarthy / Kirsten Newlands / Sarah Wall
- Producer
- Angela Belyea / Colleen McAllister
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Lore & Background
The series marks the debut of a new wardrobe for the main characters, with clothing designed by celebrity fashion stylist Laura Schuffman. In January 2020, YouTube amended its policies regarding child-oriented videos after being fined by the United States Federal Trade Commission for violating the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) in September 2019. Under the revised policies, videos marked as child-oriented were restricted from certain YouTube functions, including on-screen interactivity, which affected the 'You Choose the Ending' interactive shorts uploaded on YouTube.
In March 2021, writer and story editor Nick Confalone revealed that the writing staff had plans for a third season as well as an official ending for the series, but Hasbro was uninterested. The series ended its run after its second season on June 23, 2020, after WildBrain had left its production in 2019.
Reader's Guide
The series is notable as a spin-off that reimagines the popular My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic characters as human teenagers, premiering on YouTube in 2017. Its first season was marketed with the theme 'Better Together' and consisted of 37 episodes, including 10 interactive 'You Choose the Ending' shorts. The second season began in January 2019 and concluded on June 23, 2020, with the special 'Tip Toppings'. The series faced disruption from YouTube's 2020 policy changes regarding child-oriented content, which limited the interactive features of its shorts. Despite plans for a third season and an official ending, Hasbro declined to continue production, and the series ended after WildBrain left production in 2019. The wardrobe redesign by celebrity stylist Laura Schuffman marked a notable visual change for the characters.
Did You Know?
- The series premiered on November 17, 2017, on YouTube.
- The wardrobe for the main characters was designed by celebrity fashion stylist Laura Schuffman.
- Writer Nick Confalone revealed in March 2021 that Hasbro was uninterested in a planned third season and official ending.
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