My Little Pony: Make Your Mark

My Little Pony: Make Your Mark is an animated television series tied to the fifth incarnation (also referred to as the fifth generation or "G5" ) of Hasbro's My Little Pony toyline.

Set after the events of the film My Little Pony: A New Generation (2021), and ties in with My Little Pony: Tell Your Tale shorts, the series follows five ponies—Sunny Starscout (Jenna Warren), an idealistic earth pony; Izzy Moonbow (Ana Sani), a creative unicorn; Hitch Trailblazer (J.J. Gerber), a responsible earth pony; and sisters Zipp Storm (Maitreyi Ramakrishnan) and Pipp Petals (AJ Bridel), two pegasi princesses—on their adventures across Equestria.

Developed by Gillian Berrow for Netflix, the 44-minute special episode Make Your Mark premiered as a teaser on May 26, 2022, followed by the release of eight further episodes on September 26. The series is a collaboration between Entertainment One and Atomic Cartoons, and a total of four 44-minute special episodes and twenty-three 22-minute episodes have been ordered.

On November 2023, the series ended with its sixth chapter.

Premise
Many generations after Twilight Sparkle became the ruler of Equestria, Sunny Starscout, Izzy Moonbow, Hitch Trailblazer, the sisters Pipp Petals and Zipp Storm, and newcomer Misty Brightdawn—the "New Mane Six" —live in Maretime Bay, after having brought back magic to the world. Sunny's home, the Crystal Brighthouse, now holds the Unity Crystals, special magical objects created by Twilight long ago to save the ponies of Equestria from the evil fire alicorn Opaline Arcana. The three pony kinds—unicorns, pegasi and earth ponies—have been reunited, but still face some obstacles in living together and dealing with their newfound magic, especially the earth ponies' new ability to make plants instantly grow out of the ground.

Sunny and her friends go on adventures and live life, and their friendship grows as they learn to understand each other's differences and deal with various challenges. Meanwhile, the immortal alicorn Opaline, weakened and forgotten by the world, desires to take all the magic in Equestria for herself and rule the land. She sends her unicorn assistant Misty, who knows little about the world outside Opaline's castle, to spy on Sunny and her friends in furtherance of Opaline's plans as she promised to give Misty her own cutie mark, a symbol that appears on a ponies' flank when they discover their special talent. Misty is rarely successful, but sometimes finds herself enjoying life in Maretime Bay and begins to discover that the outside world is broader than Opaline has told her. As the series progresses, Opaline devises a range of plans to strengthen her own magic in preparation to mount an assault on Equestria.

Main

 * Jenna Warren as Sunny Starscout, a bright-eyed earth pony/alicorn who runs a smoothie stand in Maretime Bay and seeks to make the world a better place.
 * Ana Sani as Izzy Moonbow, a happy-go-lucky unicorn from Bridlewood who enjoys arts and crafts.
 * AJ Bridel as Pipp Petals, a pegasus princess from Zephyr Heights with a wide fan following and a pop star persona, the owner of the Maretime Bay karaoke hair salon Mane Melody, and Zipp’s younger sister.
 * J.J. Gerber as Hitch Trailblazer, an earth pony with an affinity for critters who serves as the sheriff of Maretime Bay.
 * Maitreyi Ramakrishnan as Zephyrina "Zipp" Storm, an athletic pegasus princess from Zephyr Heights appointed as a detective to investigate magical phenomena in Maretime Bay, and Pipp's older sister.
 * Rob Tinkler as Sparky Sparkeroni, a male baby dragon with chaotic, powerful magic who is adopted by Hitch.
 * Bahia Watson as Misty Brightdawn, a timid unicorn who was taken in by Opaline as a filly and serves as her assistant in return for a promised cutie mark. In Chapter 5, she is revealed to be Alphabittle's long lost daughter.

Villains

 * Athena Karkanis as Opaline Arcana, a menacing fire alicorn who seeks to control all of Equestria and its magic. She is also Misty's adoptive mother but at the end of Chapter 6, she has her power taken from her and get trapped in The Together Tree.
 * Julie Lemieux as Allura, a winged snow leopard who has the power to hypnotize. At the end, she enters the portal to Equestria so as to not fail her brother.
 * Rob Tinkler as Twitch, Allura's bunny sidekick.

Supporting

 * Amanda Martinez as Queen Haven, the ruler of Zephyr Heights, Pipp and Zipp's mother and Alphabittle's girlfriend.
 * Kimberly-Ann Truong as Posey Bloom, an earth pony who distrusted magic at first, but grew to like it after receiving earth pony magic.
 * Sara Garcia as Dahlia, an earth pony who is a florist and baker.
 * Ana Sani as Windy, a pegasus who lives in Zephyr Heights and Maretime Bay.
 * Samantha Bielanski as Jazz Hooves, an earth pony employed at Mane Melody as a manicurist and singer.
 * Jonathan Tan as Rocky Riff, a pegasus employed at Mane Melody as a mane stylist and singer.
 * Joshua Graham as Sprout Cloverleaf, the former deputy sheriff and one-time self-proclaimed emperor of Maretime Bay.
 * Tara Strong as Twilight Sparkle, an alicorn who was the Princess of Friendship and the ruler of Equestria. She appears through a hologram in the Brighthouse.
 * Elley-Ray Hennessy as Figgy, an earth pony who lives in a cottage near Maretime Bay, and is Hitch's grandmother.
 * Andrew Jackson as Alphabittle Blossomforth, a unicorn who runs the Crystal Tea Room in Bridlewood and is Queen Haven's boyfriend. In Chapter 5, he is revealed to be Misty's father.
 * AJ Bridel as Onyx, a beatnik unicorn who writes and performs poetry at the Crystal Tea Room in Bridlewood. She often appears alongside her partner Dapple who accompanies her on bongos.
 * Elena Juatco as Minty, the lead singer of the Dreamlands, an earth pony girl group that reunites after a breakup to perform at the Bridlewoodstock music festival.
 * Stacey Kay as Blue Belle, another member of the Dreamlands.
 * Lexie Galante as Snuzzle, another member of the Dreamlands.
 * Sofia Wylie as Ruby Jubilee, a popular pegasus singer who performs at Bridlewoodstock.
 * Kaia Oz as Seashell, an earth pony filly who is friends with Glory and Peach Fizz and one of Pipp's fans, The Pippsqueaks.
 * Athena Karkanis as Glory, a pegasus filly who is friends with Seashell and Peach Fizz and one of Pipp's fans, The Pippsqueaks.
 * Bahia Watson as Peach Fizz, a unicorn filly who is friends with Seashell and Glory and one of Pipp's fans, The Pippsqueaks.
 * Arturo Hernández as Toots, an earth pony stallion and former CanterLogic employee.
 * Brooke Goldner as Sweets, an earth pony mare and former CanterLogic employee.
 * Amanda Martinez as Dazzle Feather, a pegasus mare who is a TV host in Zephyr Heights alongside Skye Silver.
 * Jonathan Tan as Skye Silver, a pegasus stallion who is a TV host in Zephyr Heights alongside Dazzle Feather.
 * Athena Karkanis as Zoom Zephyrwing, a pegasus mare who is a royal guard and much more competent than her partner Thunder.
 * Jonathan Tan as Thunder Flap, a pegasus stallion who is a royal guard and much more cowardly than his partner Zoom.
 * TBA as Sugar Moonlight, a female earth pony, who is the leader of the group called Filly Four along with Rosedust and Lily.
 * Louisa Zhu as Blaize Skysong, a female dragon who lives on a large island called the Isle of Scaly.
 * Julius Cho as Tumble, a male dragon who lives on a large island called the Isle of Scaly.
 * Kris Siddiqi as Lava, a male dragon who lives on a large island called the Isle of Scaly but gets captured and mind controlled along with Jade by Opaline to rule Equestria for good.
 * Evany Rosen as Violet Frost, a female Auroricorn who lives a glittery wonderland called Starlight Ridge.
 * Cory Doran as Comet, a male Auroricorn who lives a glittery wonderland called Starlight Ridge.
 * Martin Roach as Spike, a male dragon who was revered as a hero in ancient Equestria. He is the current Dragon Lord of the Dragon Lands.
 * Sarah Gadon as Luxxe, a female dragon who lives on a large island called the Isle of Scaly.
 * Anthony Sardinha as Leaf, a male dragon who lives on a large island called the Isle of Scaly.
 * Leigh Cameron as Fountain, a female dragon who lives on a large island called the Isle of Scaly.
 * Josette Jorge as Jade, a female dragon who lives on a large island called the Isle of Scaly but gets captured and mind controlled along with Lava by Opaline to rule Equestria for good.
 * TBA as Elder Flower, a female unicorn who lives in Bridlewood, who is a story teller and is the great-great-great-great niece of Moon Dancer.
 * Jonathan Tan as Dapple, a unicorn who accompanies his partner Onyx on bongos for her poetry at her performance at the Crystal Tea Room in Bridlewood.

Development
In 2019, when My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic concluded and "close[d] that chapter of Pony history", Hasbro began working on a fifth incarnation. To fit Generation Alpha's higher emotional intelligence, Entertainment One Vice President Emily Thompson stated more peer groups would be represented in the core cast. For example, the main character, Sunny Starscout, is "an activist working to make the pony world a better place." When development began, My Little Pony aimed to expand the namesake franchise's world rather than create a new one, unlike the previous incarnations. Like Friendship Is Magic, the series will be set in Equestria, the production team wanting to further explore the lore and worldbuilding established by the fourth incarnation. However, the fifth incarnation will be set many years after the events of the fourth, focusing on different ponies and unexplored parts of Equestria. For Hasbro, this gave them the opportunity to include easter eggs to the previous incarnations.

In February 2021, it was revealed that a computer-animated series had been green-lit for release on Netflix in 2022, as a follow-up to the film My Little Pony: A New Generation. Atomic Cartoons stated in May 2021 that it would be producing the My Little Pony series, and its parent company Thunderbird Entertainment disclosed later that year that 27 episodes were in the Atomic Cartoons production pipeline.

After the release of My Little Pony: A New Generation on September 24, 2021, the title My Little Pony: Make Your Mark, as well as the amount of content planned for 2022, was revealed by Entertainment One in a press release on February 17, 2022.

The new voices of the five main ponies were also revealed by the new voice actors on social media on February 17, 2022. In interviews, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan (the voice of Zipp Storm) stated that she had been immediately "on board" with the project upon knowing it was My Little Pony, having previously been a fan of animation such as Pixar films and My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic.

Release
A 44-minute special, titled Make Your Mark, premiered on May 26, 2022, as a teaser. Chapter 2 of the series, featuring eight 22-minute episodes, was released on Netflix on September 26. To promote the series, the online game My Little Pony: Visit Maretime Bay was released on Roblox on September 29, 2022, and a "Visit Maretime Bay" ad campaign was created in partnership with the travel site Tripadvisor.

Another double-length special episode, Winter Wishday, was released on Netflix on November 21, and served as the first season finale.

The second season consisting of the fourth chapter was released on June 6, 2023, with six 22-minute episodes and another 44-minute special Bridlewoodstock. A fifth chapter, which is the third season, and consisting of six episodes, was released on September 18, 2023.

A sixth and final chapter, consisting of three episodes and a 44-minute special, Secrets of Starlight, was released on November 23, 2023.