<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> ← Previous Season 7 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> List of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic episodes </Td> </Tr> <P> The eighth season of the animated television series My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, developed by Lauren Faust, is currently airing 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 . </P> <P> The show follows a pony named Twilight Sparkle as she learns about friendship in the town of Ponyville . Twilight continues to learn with her close friends Applejack, Rarity, Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, and Pinkie Pie . Each represents a different face of friendship, and Twilight discovers herself to be a key part of the magical artifacts, the "Elements of Harmony". The ponies share adventures and help out other residents of Ponyville, while working out the troublesome moments in their own friendships . </P>

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