My Little Pony: The Ponies of Equestria (Johnsonverse)

My Little Pony: The Ponies of Equestria is an American-Canadian-Irish animated series based on the 2010 relaunch of the My Little Pony franchise by Hasbro. It focuses on various background characters who were fan-favorites on sister show My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic (2010-2020), especially among the brony community.

First announced in 2014 in response to the success of the 100th episode of Friendship is Magic, "Slice of Life", which aired in Season 4, the series began airing on Netflix in 2015, and since then, it has received universal acclaim. Reruns have aired on The Hub and Cartoon Network's daily schedule since 2017 and 2018, respectively. A sixth season will premiere on November 6, 2020, and even though the fifth generation of the franchise is set for a 2021 release, the series has been renewed to seventh and eighth seasons.

Opening sequence
The opening sequence for the series starts with a bird's eye view of Ponyville as the first few notes of the My Little Pony theme music plays. It zooms in to a shot of Derpy throwing muffins from her muffin cart, before she waves to her friends, who are then shown doing what they're best characterized as. The show's logo forms, and the credits "Developed for Television by Tim Johnson" and "Based on My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic by Lauren Faust" appear at the end, also against a purple background.

Theme lyrics
The theme is sung by Tabitha St. Germain as Derpy with background vocals by Shannon Chan-Kent, and was written by Tim Johnson.

Derpy: If anypony ever wants to have some fun You've come to the right place 

WORK-IN-PROGRESS

The Background Nine (Main Cast)

 * Derpy Hooves (Tabitha St. Germain) is the protagonist of the series. She is a clumsy but well-meaning mailmare who also sells muffins on the side. In addition, Derpy is a
 * Octavia Melody (Kazumi Evans) is a musician. She likes to play classical music.
 * Vinyl Scratch a.k.a. "DJ Pon-3" (Jesse Nowack) is a DJ. She is a laid-back, smooth-talking pony who loves to
 * Dr. Hooves (David Tennant, speaking voice; Peter New, singing voice) is Derpy's husband. He is a Time Lord from Gallifrey stuck in a pony's body after an encounter with The Master; this fact is not revealed in the series.
 * Lyra Heartstrings (Ashleigh Ball) is
 * Sweetie Drops a.k.a. "Bon Bon" (Chantal Strand) is
 * Berry Punch (Lauren Emily Jackson) is
 * Cherry Berry (Cathy Weseluck) is
 * Minuette (Rebecca Husain) is

Recurring

 * Dinky Doo (Andrea Libman) is Derpy and Dr. Hooves' daughter.
 * Golden Harvest a.k.a. "Carrot Top" (Cathy Weseluck) is
 * Roseluck (Kazumi Evans) is
 * Amethyst Star (Brenda Crichlow)
 * Flower Wishes (Ashleigh Ball)

Also recurring in Friendship is Magic

 * Discord (John de Lancie) is a semi-reformed draconequus
 * Trixie (Kathleen Barr)
 * Big McIntosh a.k.a. "Big Mac" (Peter New)
 * Cheerilee (Tabitha St. Germain)
 * Cranky Doodle Donkey (Richard Newman) is a cranky donkey.
 * Matilda (Brenda M. Crichlow) is

Animation
The animation is provided by CinarDHX, Johnson's Canadian animation studio.

Broadcast history
My Little Pony: The Ponies of Equestria was first released on Netflix on November 6, 2015.

Reception
The series was critically acclaimed for its