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My Little Pony Friendship is Magic watch order

9 core entries, 9 extras. Watching only the core story and movies takes about 3d 10h. Generated from the franchise graph, so it updates when new seasons are announced.

My Little Pony Friendship is Magic watch order at a glance

1.My Little Pony Friendship is Magic TV Series · 2010
2.My Little Pony Friendship is Magic: Season 2 TV Series · 2011
3.My Little Pony Friendship is Magic: Season 3 TV Series · 2012
4.My Little Pony Friendship is Magic: Season 4 TV Series · 2013
5.My Little Pony Friendship is Magic: Season 5 TV Series · 2015
6.My Little Pony Friendship is Magic: Season 6 TV Series · 2016
7.My Little Pony Friendship is Magic: Season 7 TV Series · 2017
8.My Little Pony: The Movie Movie · 2017
9.My Little Pony Friendship is Magic: Season 8 TV Series · 2018
10.My Little Pony: Best Gift Ever Special · optional · 2018
11.My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic Season 9 TV Series · 2019
12.My Little Pony Friendship is Magic Shorts ONA · optional · 2019
13.My Little Pony: Rainbow Roadtrip Special · optional · 2019
14.My Little Pony: Friendship is Forever ONA · optional · 2020

Binge plan

How long each way through the franchise takes, what you can skip, and where the story goes next.

Main story only
3d 9h
9 parts, in order
41 days at 2 hours a day
Story + movies
3d 10h
adds 1 movie
42 days at 2 hours a day
Everything
3d 19h
18 entries incl. OVAs and specials
46 days at 2 hours a day

core entries

movies to include

recaps / alt versions to skip

3d 10h

total core runtime

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Where the hours go

Core story and movies in watch order · 3d 10h in total · longest: My Little Pony Friendship is Magic

Show as table

Item	Runtime
My Little Pony Friendship is Magic	9h 32m
Season 2	9h 32m
Season 3	4h 46m
Season 4	9h 32m
Season 5	9h 32m
Season 6	9h 32m
Season 7	9h 32m
My Little Pony: The Movie	1h 39m
Season 8	9h 32m
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic Season 9	9h 32m

Compare the seasons

The main story part by part: community score (Kitsu), length, filler share, and studio. Highest rated: My Little Pony Friendship is Magic: Season 2.

Part	Year	Episodes	Score	Filler	Studio
My Little Pony Friendship is Magic	2010	26	7.83	–	–
Season 2Top score	2011	26	8.14	–	–
Season 3	2012	13	–	–	–
Season 4	2013	26	–	–	–
Season 5	2015	26	–	–	–
Season 6	2016	26	–	–	–
Season 7	2017	26	–	–	–
Season 8	2018	26	–	–	–
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic Season 9	2019	26	–	–	–

Filler shows only for parts with a filler list. Scores move as people rate, so this table refreshes daily.

Where to stream My Little Pony Friendship is Magic

How many of the 10 seasons and movies each service lists. Catalogues differ by country; each part's own links are in the order below.

Netflix 8 of 10
Hulu 1 of 10
TubiTV 1 of 10

Recommended order

1
Main
My Little Pony Friendship is Magic
TV Series · 2010 · 26 ep · 9h 32m
Core story – watch in this order.
▶ Netflix
2
Main
My Little Pony Friendship is Magic: Season 2
TV Series · 2011 · 26 ep · 9h 32m
Core story – watch in this order.
▶ Netflix
3
Main
My Little Pony Friendship is Magic: Season 3
TV Series · 2012 · 13 ep · 4h 46m
Core story – watch in this order.
▶ Netflix
4
Main
My Little Pony Friendship is Magic: Season 4
TV Series · 2013 · 26 ep · 9h 32m
Core story – watch in this order.
▶ Netflix
5
Spin-offoptional
My Little Pony: Equestria Girls
Movie · 2013 · 1 ep · 1h 13m
Spin-off – optional, different tone or cast.
6
Spin-offoptional
My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Rainbow Rocks
Movie · 2014 · 1 ep · 1h 10m
Spin-off – optional, different tone or cast.
7
Main
My Little Pony Friendship is Magic: Season 5
TV Series · 2015 · 26 ep · 9h 32m
Core story – watch in this order.
▶ Netflix
8
Spin-offoptional
My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Friendship Games
Movie · 2015 · 1 ep · 1h 12m
Spin-off – optional, different tone or cast.
9
Main
My Little Pony Friendship is Magic: Season 6
TV Series · 2016 · 26 ep · 9h 32m
Core story – watch in this order.
▶ Netflix
10
Spin-offoptional
My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Legend of Everfree
Movie · 2016 · 1 ep · 1h 13m
Spin-off – optional, different tone or cast.
11
Main
My Little Pony Friendship is Magic: Season 7
TV Series · 2017 · 26 ep · 9h 32m
Core story – watch in this order.
▶ Netflix
12
Movie
My Little Pony: The Movie
Movie · 2017 · 1 ep · 1h 39m
Movie – watch it here; the guide above says whether it's part of the main story.
▶ TubiTV
13
Main
My Little Pony Friendship is Magic: Season 8
TV Series · 2018 · 26 ep · 9h 32m
Core story – watch in this order.
▶ Netflix
14
Side storyoptional
My Little Pony: Best Gift Ever
Special · 2018 · 1 ep · 44m
Side story / OVA – optional but adds context.
▶ Netflix
15
Main
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic Season 9
TV Series · 2019 · 26 ep · 9h 32m
Core story – watch in this order.
▶ Hulu
16
Side storyoptional
My Little Pony Friendship is Magic Shorts
ONA · 2019 · 5 ep · 15m
Side story / OVA – optional but adds context.
17
Side storyoptional
My Little Pony: Rainbow Roadtrip
Special · 2019 · 1 ep · 1h
Side story / OVA – optional but adds context.
18
Side storyoptional
My Little Pony: Friendship is Forever
ONA · 2020 · 6 ep · 2h 12m
Side story / OVA – optional but adds context.

Release order

1My Little Pony Friendship is Magic2010-10
2My Little Pony Friendship is Magic: Season 22011-09
3My Little Pony Friendship is Magic: Season 32012-11
4My Little Pony: Equestria Girls2013-06
5My Little Pony Friendship is Magic: Season 42013-11
6My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Rainbow Rocks2014-09
7My Little Pony Friendship is Magic: Season 52015-04
8My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Friendship Games2015-09
9My Little Pony Friendship is Magic: Season 62016-03
10My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Legend of Everfree2016-09
11My Little Pony Friendship is Magic: Season 72017-04
12My Little Pony: The Movie2017-10
13My Little Pony Friendship is Magic: Season 82018-03
14My Little Pony: Best Gift Ever2018-10
15My Little Pony Friendship is Magic Shorts2019-01
16My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic Season 92019-04
17My Little Pony: Rainbow Roadtrip2019-06
18My Little Pony: Friendship is Forever2020-04

My Little Pony Friendship is Magic watch order FAQ

What order should I watch My Little Pony Friendship is Magic in?

Follow the recommended order above: My Little Pony Friendship is Magic → My Little Pony Friendship is Magic: Season 2 → My Little Pony Friendship is Magic: Season 3 → My Little Pony Friendship is Magic: Season 4 → My Little Pony Friendship is Magic: Season 5 → My Little Pony Friendship is Magic: Season 6 → My Little Pony Friendship is Magic: Season 7 → My Little Pony Friendship is Magic: Season 8 → My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic Season 9. Movies and side stories are slotted after the season they relate to.

How long does it take to watch all of My Little Pony Friendship is Magic?

The core story and movies run about 3d 10h. At two hours a day that is roughly 42 days.

How many seasons does My Little Pony Friendship is Magic have?

9 parts make up the main story, plus 1 movie and 4 side stories or OVAs.

Where do the My Little Pony Friendship is Magic movies fit in the watch order?

My Little Pony: The Movie: after My Little Pony Friendship is Magic: Season 7.

Where can I stream all of My Little Pony Friendship is Magic?

Netflix lists 8 of the 10 seasons and movies, Hulu 1 and TubiTV 1. Catalogues differ by country, so check the links on each part above.

Which My Little Pony Friendship is Magic season is the best?

By community score on Kitsu, My Little Pony Friendship is Magic: Season 2 rates highest at 8.14/10. The comparison table above lists every part's score, length, filler share and studio.