My Little Pony Watch Order

Release order, which is also chronological, since each generation stands alone and the stories inside them run forward. The Equestria Girls films sit at the end of the Generation 4 block because they were released alongside seasons 4 through 9 rather than between them.

Generation 1

1. 1 My Little Pony: Rescue at Midnight Castle 1984 · special The first G1 cartoon, aired April 14, 1984.
2. 2 My Little Pony: Escape from Catrina 1985 · special Aired March 23, 1985.
3. 3 My Little Pony: The Movie (1986) 1986 · movie In theaters June 6, 1986, with Danny DeVito, Madeline Kahn and Tony Randall voicing the villains.
4. 4 My Little Pony 'n Friends Season 1 1986 · series The syndicated anthology, premiered September 15, 1986 with the five-part The End of Flutter Valley.
5. 5 My Little Pony 'n Friends Season 2 1987 · series The 1987 season, the last G1 television run until Tales.
6. 6 My Little Pony Tales 1992 · series 26 episodes, August 2 to December 25, 1992, on the Disney Channel.

Generation 3

1. 7 My Little Pony: A Charming Birthday 2003 · special Direct to video, packaged with the first G3 ponies rather than sold alone.
2. 8 My Little Pony: Dancing in the Clouds 2004 · special Direct to video, and the first appearance of the Breezies.
3. 9 My Little Pony: Friends Are Never Far Away 2005 · special Direct to video.
4. 10 My Little Pony: A Very Minty Christmas 2005 · special Direct to video.
5. 11 My Little Pony: The Princess Promenade 2006 · special Direct to video.
6. 12 My Little Pony: Crystal Princess: The Runaway Rainbow 2006 · special Released September 12, 2006, introducing the unicorn Rarity.
7. 13 My Little Pony: A Very Pony Place 2007 · special Three linked stories in one direct to video release.
8. 14 My Little Pony: Meet the Ponies 2008 · special Seven four-minute shorts made for the franchise's 25th anniversary, introducing the Core 7.
9. 15 My Little Pony: Twinkle Wish Adventure 2009 · movie Released October 13, 2009, the last G3 film before the reboot.

Friendship Is Magic

1. 16 My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic Season 1 2010 · series 26 episodes, October 10, 2010 to May 6, 2011, on The Hub.
2. 17 My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic Season 2 2011 · series 26 episodes, September 17, 2011 to April 21, 2012.
3. 18 My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic Season 3 2012 · series 13 episodes, November 10, 2012 to February 16, 2013. The only short season of the run.
4. 19 My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic Season 4 2013 · series 26 episodes, November 23, 2013 to May 10, 2014.
5. 20 My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic Season 5 2015 · series 26 episodes, April 4 to November 28, 2015.
6. 21 My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic Season 6 2016 · series 26 episodes, March 26 to October 22, 2016.
7. 22 My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic Season 7 2017 · series 26 episodes, April 15 to October 28, 2017.
8. 23 My Little Pony: The Movie (2017) 2017 · movie In theaters October 6, 2017, while season 7 was still running. It stands alone, so season 8 works just as well.
9. 24 My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic Season 8 2018 · series 26 episodes, March 24 to October 13, 2018.
10. 25 My Little Pony: Best Gift Ever 2018 · special A double-length Christmas special, aired October 27, 2018 between seasons 8 and 9.
11. 26 My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic Season 9 2019 · series 26 episodes, April 6 to October 12, 2019. The final season; The Last Problem is the series finale.
12. 27 My Little Pony: Rainbow Roadtrip 2019 · special Aired June 29, 2019, in the gap between season 9's thirteenth and fourteenth episodes.

Equestria Girls

1. 28 My Little Pony Equestria Girls 2013 · movie The first Canterlot High film, released in 2013 alongside season 4. The ten Equestria Girls releases collected here run parallel to seasons 4 through 9, so watch them as a block after season 9 or interleave them by year if you want strict release order.
2. 29 Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks 2014 · movie The band film, released in 2014.
3. 30 Equestria Girls: Friendship Games 2015 · movie Released September 26, 2015, while season 5 was still airing.
4. 31 Equestria Girls: Legend of Everfree 2016 · movie Released October 1, 2016, in the last month of season 6.
5. 32 Equestria Girls: Magical Movie Night 2017 · special Three television shorts (Dance Magic, Movie Magic and Mirror Magic) released in 2017.
6. 33 Equestria Girls: Forgotten Friendship 2018 · special A 44-minute television special, aired February 2018.
7. 34 Equestria Girls: Rollercoaster of Friendship 2018 · special A 44-minute television special, aired July 2018.
8. 35 Equestria Girls: Spring Breakdown 2019 · special A 44-minute television special, aired March 2019.
9. 36 Equestria Girls: Sunset's Backstage Pass 2019 · special A 44-minute television special, aired July 2019.
10. 37 Equestria Girls: Holidays Unwrapped 2019 · special A 44-minute television special, aired November 2019, the last Equestria Girls release.

Generation 5

1. 38 My Little Pony: A New Generation 2021 · movie Premiered on Netflix September 24, 2021 and starts the G5 story.
2. 39 My Little Pony: Make Your Mark 2022 · series Six chapters on Netflix, May 26, 2022 to November 23, 2023. This is where the G5 plot lives.
3. 40 My Little Pony: Tell Your Tale Season 1 2022 · series 70 five-minute YouTube shorts, April 7, 2022 to December 21, 2023. Lighter and mostly standalone.
4. 41 My Little Pony: Tell Your Tale Season 2 2024 · series 23 shorts and one special, January 11 to October 17, 2024. Cut short from a planned 48, and the last G5 story released.

Coming up

1. 42 My Little Pony: Forever Friendship series Announced July 24, 2026 for an early 2027 premiere on YouTube, bringing back Twilight Sparkle, Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy in biweekly nine-minute episodes.