My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic season 8

The eighth season of the animated television series My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, developed by Lauren Faust, originally aired 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, and concluded on October 13.

The season focuses on Twilight running her newly established School of Friendship to teach ponies and creatures from Equestria and beyond about the benefits of friendship with her friends serving as the teachers. However, one of the students, a seemingly innocent pegasus filly named Cozy Glow, is secretly plotting against them.

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, an animatic from an upcoming episode was shown.

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!"

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

 * The Young Six
 * Vincent Tong as Sandbar
 * Gavin Langelo as Gallus
 * Katrina Salisbury as Yona
 * Shannon Chan-Kent as Smolder
 * Lauren Jackson as Silverstream
 * Devyn Dalton as Ocellus
 * 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

Single roles

 * Maurice LaMarche as Chancellor Neighsay
 * Richard Ian Cox as Grampa Gruff
 * Garry Chalk as Prince Rutherford
 * Ali Milner as Ember
 * Kyle Rideout as Thorax
 * Caitlyn Bairstow as Blue Bobbin
 * Matt Hill as Soarin'
 * Kelly Sheridan as Misty Fly
 * Colin Murdock as On Stage
 * Ian Hanlin as Sunburst
 * John de Lancie as Discord
 * Rebecca Shoichet as Sugar Belle
 * Brenda Crichlow as Zecora
 * Sunni Westbrook as Cozy Glow
 * Andrea Libman as Bon Bon
 * Trevor Devall as Iron Will
 * Richard Newman as Cranky Doodle
 * Chris Britton as Star Swirl the Bearded
 * Sam Vincent as Flim
 * Scott McNeil as Flam
 * Patricia Drake as Yingrid
 * Britt McKillip as Princess Cadance
 * Rhona Rees as Rolling Thunder
 * Britt Irvin as Lightning Dust
 * Kelly Metzger as Spitfire
 * Matt Cowlrick as Rockhoof
 * Kelli Ogmundson as Professor Fossil
 * Giles Panton as Flash Magnus
 * Ellen-Ray Hennessy as Mistmane
 * Murry Peeters as Somnambula
 * Mariee Devereux as Mage Meadowbrook
 * Mark Acheson as Lord Tirek

Multiple roles

 * Ingrid Nilson as Maud Pie, Limestone Pie, and Marble Pie
 * Peter New as Big McIntosh and Goldie Delicious
 * Tabitha St. Germain as Granny Smith, Mrs. Cake, Princess Flurry Heart, and Muffins
 * Kathleen Barr as Queen Chrysalis and Trixie Lulamoon

Single roles

 * Christopher Gaze as Seaspray
 * Adam Kirschner as Mudbriar
 * Shirley Millner as Apple Rose
 * Marcy Goldberg as Applesauce
 * Alex Zahara as Jack Pot
 * Cole Howard as Terramar
 * Brian Dobson as Sky Beak
 * Advah Soudack as Ocean Flow
 * Adam Greydon Reid as Firelight
 * Trish Pattendon as Stellar Flare
 * Jason Simpson as Bufogren
 * Andrew McNee as Short Fuse
 * Rachel Bloom as Autumn Blaze
 * Nicole Bouma as Rain Shine
 * Dave Pettitt as Sludge

Multiple roles

 * Tariq Leslie as Big Bucks and Hoo'Far

DVD release
Equestria Daily reported that while Shout! Factory has not yet released season 8 on DVD or Blu-ray in North America, Myth Entertainment released the entire season on DVD in Malaysia themselves on December 18, 2019.