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 "markdown": "# My Little Pony: Tell Your Tale\n\n**My Little Pony: Tell Your Tale** is a 2D animated children's web series in the fifth generation (G5) of the [My Little Pony](https://www.edgepedia.org/my-little-pony) franchise. It premiered on April 7, 2022 on the free My Little Pony YouTube channel, with new five-minute episodes released weekly to introduce the franchise's next-generation characters.<sup>[1](https://www.awn.com/news/new-my-little-pony-tell-your-tale-series-debut-youtube)</sup> The series follows the everyday escapades of the Mane 5 in Maretime Bay after the return of magic to Equestria, with Earth ponies, Unicorns, and Pegasi living and working side by side again.<sup>[2](https://www.awn.com/news/my-little-pony-tell-your-tale-sets-netflix-debut)</sup>\n\n| Key fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Premiere | April 7, 2022, on the My Little Pony YouTube channel, with new five-minute episodes released weekly<sup>[1](https://www.awn.com/news/new-my-little-pony-tell-your-tale-series-debut-youtube)</sup> |\n| Format | 2D animation; upbeat, comedic, slice-of-life stories centered on the Mane 5<sup>[3](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/62573/my-little-pony-tell-your-tale)</sup> |\n| Production | Lil Critter Workshop; head writer and story editor Gretchen Mallorie; creative producer David Flack, later Tay Mustafa<sup>[1](https://www.awn.com/news/new-my-little-pony-tell-your-tale-series-debut-youtube)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[2](https://www.awn.com/news/my-little-pony-tell-your-tale-sets-netflix-debut)</sup> |\n| Reach | More than 171 million lifetime views across 35 channels in 33 languages by March 2023<sup>[2](https://www.awn.com/news/my-little-pony-tell-your-tale-sets-netflix-debut)</sup> |\n| Netflix debut | March 27, 2023, with five roughly 20-minute compilation episodes, each combining four previously released shorts<sup>[2](https://www.awn.com/news/my-little-pony-tell-your-tale-sets-netflix-debut)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[13](https://www.equestriadaily.com/2023/03/my-little-pony-tell-your-tale-arrives.html?variant=318122595779)</sup> |\n| Run | April 7, 2022 to October 17, 2024; two seasons and 94 episodes in total<sup>[4](https://usa.newonnetflix.info/info/81628023)</sup> |\n| Reception | IMDb rating 5.2/10 from 312 user votes<sup>[5](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt18270744/ratings/)</sup> |\n\n## Spoilers\n\n### Premise and characters\n\nThe series continues the story of Sunny Starscout and her new friends following the return of magic to Equestria. Living side by side in Maretime Bay, the Mane 5 discover who they are in their new, fantastical world.<sup>[2](https://www.awn.com/news/my-little-pony-tell-your-tale-sets-netflix-debut)</sup> Episode premises draw on the characters' daily lives: where Sunny finds inspiration for new smoothie flavors, which beauty products fly off the shelves at Pipp's salon Mane Melody, where Izzy dreams up her one-of-a-kind unicycle creations, how Zipp sniffs out clues when there is a problem to solve, and why creatures large and small find Hitch irresistible.<sup>[2](https://www.awn.com/news/my-little-pony-tell-your-tale-sets-netflix-debut)</sup>\n\nThe voice cast pairs the five leads with established actors: [Maitreyi Ramakrishnan](https://www.edgepedia.org/maitreyi-ramakrishnan), known for *[Never Have I Ever](https://www.edgepedia.org/never-have-i-ever-tv-series)* and *Turning Red*, voices Zipp Storm; Jenna Warren (*Kody Kapow!*) voices Sunny Starscout; JJ Gerber (*Monster Pack*) voices Hitch Trailblazer; Ana Sani (*The Boys*) voices Izzy Moonbow; AJ Bridel (*Odd Squad*) voices Pipp Petals; and Bahia Watson (*The Handmaid's Tale*) voices Misty Brightdawn.<sup>[1](https://www.awn.com/news/new-my-little-pony-tell-your-tale-series-debut-youtube)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[3](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/62573/my-little-pony-tell-your-tale)</sup>\n\n## Production\n\nThe series was produced by the studio Lil Critter Workshop. Gretchen Mallorie served as head writer and story editor, and David Flack as creative producer at launch; by the Netflix run, Tay Mustafa was credited as creative producer, with contributions from Flack.<sup>[1](https://www.awn.com/news/new-my-little-pony-tell-your-tale-series-debut-youtube)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[2](https://www.awn.com/news/my-little-pony-tell-your-tale-sets-netflix-debut)</sup> The show was announced on the mylittlepony Instagram page on February 17, 2022.<sup>[6](https://mlp.fandom.com/wiki/My_Little_Pony%3A_Tell_Your_Tale_%28season_1%29)</sup> Promotional materials highlighted a newly created animation style and a style of storytelling that, through a comedic lens, focused on the everyday lives of the Mane 5.<sup>[7](https://www.equestriadaily.com/2023/02/storyboards-and-background-information.html)</sup>\n\n## Release history\n\n**YouTube run.** The series launched on April 7, 2022, with new five-minute episodes dropping weekly on the free My Little Pony YouTube channel.<sup>[1](https://www.awn.com/news/new-my-little-pony-tell-your-tale-series-debut-youtube)</sup> The episode guide lists four episodes airing on launch day, beginning with \"Sisters Take Flight\" and \"A Home to Share\".<sup>[8](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/62573/my-little-pony-tell-your-tale/episodeguide)</sup> The series was distributed across 35 channels in 33 languages and had accrued more than 171 million lifetime views by March 2023.<sup>[2](https://www.awn.com/news/my-little-pony-tell-your-tale-sets-netflix-debut)</sup>\n\n**Netflix.** On March 27, 2023, the series began streaming on Netflix with five roughly 20-minute compilation episodes, each combining four previously released shorts, a longer format than the YouTube shorts.<sup>[2](https://www.awn.com/news/my-little-pony-tell-your-tale-sets-netflix-debut)</sup> Netflix's packaging combined the short YouTube episodes into longer units; for example, what Netflix labels \"Episode 4\" consists of the individual episodes 13 through 16.<sup>[9](https://g5mlp.fandom.com/wiki/My_Little_Pony%3A_Tell_Your_Tale)</sup>\n\n**Season 2 and end.** Season 2 began on January 11, 2024 with the episode \"Icy Prints\" and ran through October 17, 2024, ending with \"Slide for your Lives\". Most season 2 episodes ran five minutes, with a 22-minute special, \"The Blockywockys\", airing April 4, 2024.<sup>[8](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/62573/my-little-pony-tell-your-tale/episodeguide)</sup> Counting both seasons, the series totaled 94 episodes.<sup>[4](https://usa.newonnetflix.info/info/81628023)</sup>\n\n## Place in the G5 franchise\n\nTell Your Tale ran alongside the 3D-animated Netflix series *My Little Pony: Make Your Mark*, announced as premiering May 26, 2022 with a 44-minute special, with a series of eight 22-minute episodes to follow from September, and the special *My Little Pony: Winter Wishday* set for November 21, 2022.<sup>[1](https://www.awn.com/news/new-my-little-pony-tell-your-tale-series-debut-youtube)</sup> The two series shared the same G5 cast of characters.<sup>[2](https://www.awn.com/news/my-little-pony-tell-your-tale-sets-netflix-debut)</sup> A 2024 Hasbro franchise overview presentation referred to Tell Your Tale as the \"ONE & ONLY PONABLE CONTENT SERIES\", and season 2 was greenlit with weekly releases throughout 2024 plus four specials in March, August, October, and November.<sup>[10](https://www.equestriadaily.com/2023/06/everything-that-was-revealed-in-mlp.html?variant=318122590%29)</sup>\n\n## Reception\n\nCommon Sense Media called the series a cute introduction to the franchise for young viewers, an easy binge of roughly five-minute episodes with bright colors, fun music, and easy-to-digest messages about being yourself and working together, while noting there is not much depth.<sup>[11](https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/my-little-pony-tell-your-tale)</sup> On IMDb the series holds a 5.2/10 rating from 312 votes, with individual first-season episode ratings ranging from about 5.5 to 8.5.<sup>[5](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt18270744/ratings/)</sup> The Screenwise parent-review service scored the show 71 percent overall, calling it five-minute 2D shorts with gentle slapstick ideal for children aged 4 to 7, while judging that it lacks the story depth and character development of the earlier series *Friendship is Magic*.<sup>[12](https://screenwiseapp.com/media/my-little-pony-tell-your-tale-show)</sup>\n\n## References\n\n1. [New 'My Little Pony: Tell Your Tale' Series to Debut on YouTube, Animation World Network (April 6, 2022)](https://www.awn.com/news/new-my-little-pony-tell-your-tale-series-debut-youtube)\n2. ['My Little Pony: Tell Your Tale' Sets Netflix Debut, Animation World Network (March 23, 2023)](https://www.awn.com/news/my-little-pony-tell-your-tale-sets-netflix-debut)\n3. [My Little Pony: Tell Your Tale, TVmaze](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/62573/my-little-pony-tell-your-tale)\n4. [My Little Pony: Tell Your Tale on Netflix, New On Netflix USA](https://usa.newonnetflix.info/info/81628023)\n5. [My Little Pony: Tell Your Tale - Ratings, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt18270744/ratings/)\n6. [My Little Pony: Tell Your Tale (season 1), My Little Pony Friendship is Magic Wiki](https://mlp.fandom.com/wiki/My_Little_Pony%3A_Tell_Your_Tale_%28season_1%29)\n7. [Storyboards And Background Information Revealed For Tell Your Tale Digital Ads, Equestria Daily (February 2023)](https://www.equestriadaily.com/2023/02/storyboards-and-background-information.html)\n8. [My Little Pony: Tell Your Tale - Episode Guide, TVmaze](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/62573/my-little-pony-tell-your-tale/episodeguide)\n9. [My Little Pony: Tell Your Tale, G5 My Little Pony Wiki](https://g5mlp.fandom.com/wiki/My_Little_Pony%3A_Tell_Your_Tale)\n10. [Everything That Was Revealed In The MLP 2024 Franchise Overview, Equestria Daily (June 2023)](https://www.equestriadaily.com/2023/06/everything-that-was-revealed-in-mlp.html?variant=318122590%29)\n11. [My Little Pony: Tell Your Tale - Parents' Guide & TV Review, Common Sense Media](https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/my-little-pony-tell-your-tale)\n12. [My Little Pony: Tell Your Tale - WISE Score & Parent Review, Screenwise](https://screenwiseapp.com/media/my-little-pony-tell-your-tale-show)\n13. [My Little Pony: Tell Your Tale Arrives On Netflix](https://www.equestriadaily.com/2023/03/my-little-pony-tell-your-tale-arrives.html?variant=318122595779)\n\n---\n*Topic: Encyclopedia › Arts and culture › Screen and stage › Film and television › Series and fictional screen worlds › Scripted television and comedy series › Adapted and franchise screen series › Series based on games, toys, and brands*\n\n*Initially written Oct 3, 2026 · Reviewed: Oct 25, 2026 · Edited: Oct 15, 2026; Oct 25, 2026; Nov 1, 2026 · Last review: Oct 25, 2026*\n\n*Copyright 2026 EdgeChat AI, a subsidiary of Biostate AI.*\n\nLicense: Edgepedia Community License 1.0, https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license\n",
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