My Little Pony : friendship is Magic ( season 8 ) - wikipedia My Little Pony : friendship is Magic ( season 8 ) My Little Pony : Friendship Is Magic ( season 8 ) Country of origin United States Canada No. of episodes 26 Release Original network Discovery Family Original release March 24, 2018 ( 2018 - 03 - 24 ) -- present Season chronology ← Previous Season 7 List of My Little Pony : Friendship Is Magic episodes The eighth season of the animated television series My Little Pony : Friendship Is Magic, developed by Lauren Faust, is currently airing on the Discovery Family channel in the United States. The series is based on Hasbro 's My Little Pony line of toys and animated works and is often referred by collectors to be the fourth generation, or `` G4 '', of the My Little Pony franchise. Season 8 of the series premiered on March 24, 2018, on Discovery Family, an American pay television channel partly owned by Hasbro. The show follows a pony named Twilight Sparkle as she learns about friendship in the town of Ponyville. Twilight continues to learn with her close friends Applejack, Rarity, Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, and Pinkie Pie. Each represents a different face of friendship, and Twilight discovers herself to be a key part of the magical artifacts, the `` Elements of Harmony ''. The ponies share adventures and help out other residents of Ponyville, while working out the troublesome moments in their own friendships. Contents 1 Development 2 Cast 2.1 Main 2.2 Recurring 2.3 Minor 2.3. 1 Single roles 2.3. 2 Multiple roles 2.4 Guest stars 3 Episodes 4 Notes 5 Songs 6 References Development On May 25, 2017, supervising director Jim Miller announced via Twitter an eighth season for the series. At Hasbro 's first self - themed convention ( aptly named HasCon ) on September 9, a new character was revealed along with an animatic from an upcoming episode. On February 8, 2018, Discovery Family 's March press release states that this season, `` viewers will witness major milestones featuring the introduction of Starlight Glimmer 's parents and Princess Celestia 's big acting debut. Additionally, the Mane 6 's Twilight Sparkle, Rarity, Applejack, Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy are accompanied by six new creatures including Ocellus the Changeling, Silverstream the Hippogriff / Seapony, Smolder the Dragon, Gallus the Griffin, Yona the Yak and Sandbar the Pony, joining them on epic adventures throughout new and familiar lands such as Mount Aris, Everfree Forest, Las Pegasus and more. Fan - favorite characters Maud Pie, Spike, the Cutie Mark Crusaders, Queen Chrysalis and Discord return with exciting storylines and a whole lot of magic ! '' Cast Main Tara Strong as Twilight Sparkle Rebecca Shoichet as Twilight Sparkle ( singing voice ) Tabitha St. Germain as Rarity Kazumi Evans as Rarity ( singing voice ) Ashleigh Ball as Applejack and Rainbow Dash Andrea Libman as Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie Shannon Chan - Kent as Pinkie Pie ( singing voice ) Cathy Weseluck as Spike Recurring Kelly Sheridan as Starlight Glimmer Nicole Oliver as Princess Celestia Tabitha St. Germain as Princess Luna The Cutie Mark Crusaders Michelle Creber as Apple Bloom Madeleine Peters as Scootaloo Claire Corlett as Sweetie Belle Minor Single roles Vincent Tong as Sandbar Richard Ian Cox as Grampa Gruff Garry Chalk as Prince Rutherford Shannon Chan - Kent as Smolder Ali Milner as Ember Kyle Rideout as Thorax Kathleen Barr as Queen Chrysalis John de Lancie as Discord Mark Acheson as Lord Tirek Multiple roles Ingrid Nilson as Maud Pie, Limestone Pie, and Marble Pie Guest stars Maurice LaMarche as Chancellor Neighsay Gavin Langelo as Gallus Katrina Salisbury as Yona Lauren Jackson as Silverstream Christopher Gaze as Seaspray Devyn Dalton as Ocellus Adam Kirschner as Mudbriar Rachel Bloom Episodes See also : List of My Little Pony : Friendship Is Magic episodes No. overall No. in season Title Directed by Written by Original air date U.S. viewers ( millions ) 170 `` School Daze '' ( Part 1 ) Denny Lu and Mike Myhre Michael Vogel and Nicole Dubuc March 24, 2018 ( 2018 - 03 - 24 ) N / A Following their adventure to save Equestria from the Storm King ( shown in My Little Pony : The Movie ), Twilight Sparkle and her friends discover that the Cutie Map has expanded to cover lands beyond their kingdom. Twilight receives approval from the Equestria Education Association ( EEA ) to open a school devoted to teaching the benefits of friendship across these lands, with her friends serving as teachers and staff. She also welcomes five students from other species to attend : Gallus, a sarcastic griffon ; Yona, a clumsy yak ; Smolder, a cocky dragon ; Ocellus, a timid changeling ; and Silverstream, an excitable hippogriff. The students initially enjoy the school, but quickly grow bored as Twilight forces her friends to adhere to the EEA 's strict guidelines for teaching. The five creatures decide to skip class along with their pony classmate, Sandbar, becoming fast friends. While playing, they accidentally wreak havoc on the school during an evaluation conducted by EEA head Chancellor Neighsay. Convinced that the non-pony students are dangerous, Neighsay immediately shuts the school down. 171 `` School Daze '' ( Part 2 ) Denny Lu and Mike Myhre Michael Vogel and Nicole Dubuc March 24, 2018 ( 2018 - 03 - 24 ) N / A A depressed Twilight mulls over her School of Friendship being unaccredited until Starlight Glimmer encourages her to try again, this time without following the EEA 's rules. She and her friends attempt to convince the other species ' leaders to let their students return to the school, only to learn that the students have all run away from home, unwilling to part with each other. The ponies discover that Sandbar has been hiding the other students at the Castle of the Two Sisters, where they rescue them from being attacked by a horde of pukwudgies. The students agree to give the school another chance after the ponies assure them things will be different. Chancellor Neighsay confronts Twilight for her unauthorized re-opening of the school, but Twilight asserts her authority as Princess of Friendship and writes her own set of school rules to supersede those of the EEA. Twilight 's friends use their own unique teaching methods to make the school more appealing, and the leaders allow their students to continue their studies in Equestria. 172 `` The Maud Couple '' Denny Lu and Mike Myhre Nick Confalone March 31, 2018 ( 2018 - 03 - 31 ) N / A Pinkie Pie learns that her sister Maud is dating a stallion named Mudbriar, who has an interest in sticks similar to Maud 's interest in rocks, and is as outwardly dull and blunt as she is. Although Maud and Mudbriar are happy together, Pinkie fails to notice their similarities, finding Mudbriar 's personality and quirks to be annoying and strange. Unable to comprehend their relationship, Pinkie eventually becomes convinced that Maud prefers Mudbriar over her and flees to her family 's rock farm in despair. After her sisters Limestone and Marble help Pinkie realize that Maud 's happiness with Mudbriar is all that matters, Pinkie returns and makes peace with Mudbriar, putting up with him for Maud 's sake. 173 `` Fake It Til You Make It '' Denny Lu and Mike Myhre TBA April 7, 2018 ( 2018 - 04 - 07 ) TBD Fluttershy takes charge of the Rarity for You boutique in Manehattan while Rarity is away. 174 5 `` Grannies Gone Wild '' Denny Lu and Mike Myhre TBA April 14, 2018 ( 2018 - 04 - 14 ) TBD Rainbow Dash accompanies Granny Smith and her elderly friends as a chaperone at Las Pegasus. 175 6 `` Surf and / or Turf '' Denny Lu and Mike Myhre TBA April 21, 2018 ( 2018 - 04 - 21 ) TBD The Cutie Mark Crusaders help a young hippogriff decide whether he belongs with his hippogriff or seapony relatives. 176 7 `` Horse Play '' Denny Lu and Mike Myhre TBA April 28, 2018 ( 2018 - 04 - 28 ) TBD After casting Princess Celestia in a play, Twilight realizes that Celestia 's talents lie elsewhere. Notes Jump up ^ Information about the directors are taken from the episode 's opening credits. Jump up ^ Information about the writers are taken from the episode 's opening credits. Songs Main article : List of songs in My Little Pony : Friendship Is Magic § Season 8 ( 2018 ) References ^ Jump up to : Albert, Jared ( 2018 - 02 - 08 ). `` the school of friendship is officially open ! season eight of my little pony : friendship is magic premieres saturday, march 24 on discovery family '' ( PDF ). Discovery Family. Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 08. Jump up ^ Miller, Jim ( 2017 - 05 - 25 ), ( `` Friendship is Magic : Season 8 '' coming in 2018 confirmation ), Twitter, retrieved 2017 - 05 - 25 Jump up ^ We Are Borg ( 2017 - 09 - 09 ). `` HASCON : My Little Pony Season 7 & 8 Panel - Spoilers Galore ! ''. Equestria Daily. Retrieved 2017 - 09 - 09. Jump up ^ Sethisto ( 2017 - 09 - 09 ). `` Season 8 of My Little Pony - Major Animatic Released ! ''. Equestria Daily. Retrieved 2017 - 09 - 09. Jump up ^ Acheson, Mark ( 2017 - 09 - 15 ). `` ( Acheson reprising as Lord Tirek confirmation ) ''. Facebook. Retrieved 2017 - 09 - 15. Jump up ^ Disney Television Animation News ( 2018 - 03 - 15 ), ( Rachel Bloom guest stars in `` Friendship is Magic : Season 8 '' confirmation ), Twitter, retrieved 2018 - 03 - 15 ^ Jump up to : My Little Pony : Friendship is Magic. Season 8. Episode 1 - 26. 2018. 22 minutes in. Discovery Family Channel. ^ Jump up to : Albert, Jared ( 2018 - 02 - 28 ). `` Discovery Family : April 2018 Programming Highlights '' ( PDF ). Discovery Family. Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 28. My Little Pony ( 2010 -- present ; including Friendship Is Magic television series ) Media Animation Friendship Is Magic characters episodes songs setting My Little Pony : The Movie ( 2017 ) soundtrack `` Rainbow '' `` Off to See the World '' Software Twilight Sparkle, Teacher for a Day Gameloft video game Other IDW comics Issues Collectible card game TV episodes Season 1 ( 2010 -- 2011 ) `` The Cutie Mark Chronicles '' Season 2 ( 2011 -- 2012 ) `` The Return of Harmony '' `` Hearts and Hooves Day '' `` A Canterlot Wedding '' Season 3 ( 2012 -- 2013 ) `` The Crystal Empire '' `` Magical Mystery Cure '' Season 4 ( 2013 -- 2014 ) `` Pinkie Pride '' `` Twilight 's Kingdom '' Season 5 ( 2015 ) `` The Cutie Map '' `` Slice of Life '' Season 6 ( 2016 ) `` A Hearth 's Warming Tail '' Season 7 ( 2017 ) Season 8 ( 2018 ) Fandom BronyCon Equestria Daily Bronies ( documentary film ) A Brony Tale Them 's Fightin ' Herds See also Discography Overall history of the franchise My Little Pony : Equestria Girls ( a spin - off franchise ) Films Equestria Girls ( 2013 ) Rainbow Rocks ( 2014 ) Friendship Games ( 2015 ) Legend of Everfree ( 2016 ) Other Miniseries ( 2017 ) Summertime Shorts ( 2017 ) songs Book Project Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=My_Little_Pony:_Friendship_Is_Magic_(season_8)&oldid=834374686 '' Categories : 2018 American television seasons My Little Pony : Friendship Is Magic episodes Talk Contents About Wikipedia Italiano Português Edit links This page was last edited on 5 April 2018, at 11 : 44. 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Question: when is my little pony friendship is magic season 8 coming out
Answer: March 24, 2018