The Harmony Unleashed Saga (or the Harmony Unleashed Cinematic & Television Universe) is a comic science fantasy mixed-media franchise that is set on a fictional franchise-built universe since the YouTube Poop: TV Series. The series is a co-operation between Hasbro and Montalvo Media Group.
It is mostly based on the My Little Pony franchise by Hasbro, mainly Friendship Is Magic and Equestria Girls, and the YouTube Poop television series, which ended in 2013. It is an alternate non-canon metaverse spin-off of the My Little Pony G4 series. The film and television franchise is a satire of superhero action films with a mixture of comedy and action, and a combination of live-action and animation, revolving the themes of bonds with human and animal characters and the whole "Boy and his Pony" dynamic.
Background[]
First Harmony Unleashed[]
On the launch/rebrand from Toonami to NaruIchi97 Television, the relaunch was celebrated with a full hour special event called Harmony Unleashed for YouTube Poop: The Series, acting as a two-parter special event.
Expansion from the Episode[]
At first, during the time YouTube Poop: The Series was still running, Lionsgate Television announced a telefilm called "Harmony Unleashed: Evolution" set for a Summer 2012 release. The films started in 2012 after the production and development of Evolution, which, it was a successor to a scrapped YouTube Poop TV series special event, that was supposed to be its second installment. As of 2013, Aaron Montalvo was inspired by the Marvel Cinematic Universe, X-Men film series, and the DC Extended Universe as in having spin-off installments that connect to the films' continuity and Dave Polsky will be the story consultant alongside Montalvo and Koichi Sakamoto as the film will consist of different directors for its spin-offs while Sakamoto helms the main course until Somber Awakening, with Chris Weitz, Mike Mitchell, Ridd Sorensen, and Aaron Montalvo set to direct future main course films.
Crew[]
The set of producers who remain unchanged were Montalvo and Japanese director Koichi Sakamoto (Power Rangers, Kamen Rider) and Hasbro's Brian Goldner (G.I. Joe, Battleship), Stephen Davis (Equestria Girls) remained producers for the Guardians of Equestria arc from 2012 to 2021.
From 2012 to 2017, the first set of producers who worked with Montalvo were Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci, who previously worked on Hasbro-related media such as the Transformers films and Transformers: Prime.
Since their split, they have been replaced by Will Ferrell and Adam McKay of Gary Sanchez Productions, which the latter was inspired by the visuals of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic. They have lasted from 2018 to 2019, where they have gone their separate ways. However, despite this and the fact that McKay and Messick have made a deal with Paramount Pictures under Hyperobject Industries, McKay will remain as a producer, with Messick promoted to the main producer, but Ferrell won't produce despite being part of the cast as Night Light Sparkle.
Voice actress Tara Strong, who voiced Twilight Sparkle, will be involved in the producer's stable through her Taralicious Enterprises banner starting with Harmony Unleashed: Foreverlasting and Guardians of Equestria: Lasting Resort. Her husband Craig Strong and Modern Family writer Danny Zuker will join the franchise as executive producers.
Amid Hasbro's acquisition and usage of Entertainment One, and his interest in the franchise, Mark Gordon, as part of an extended deal with eOne through his (currently funded by eOne) The Mark Gordon Company production banner, will join the producers for the franchise starting with Harmony Unleashed: Between Light and Darkness and Bright + Butter.
On October 12, 2021, Goldner passed away due to cancer, two days after leaving Hasbro due to health reasons amid his cancer treatment. The last Guardians of Equestria film, Between Light and Darkness Part 2 - Harmonical Ascension will dedicate the film to Goldner. And Prince and Princess Harmony Jaeger will give Goldner a posthumous producing credit as he had involvement prior to his death. And starting with the Future Force Arc, Mark Gordon and former Allspark Pictures president Greg Mooradian will join Strong, Montalvo, Sakamoto, McKay and Messick under both deals with Hasbro's Entertainment One. New Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks will be the executive producer.
Amid Hasbro's confirmation that Generation 5 of My Little Pony is a sequel to Friendship Is Magic, set to take years after the events of the series, Montalvo reorganizes its franchise into 3 story arcs of films and shows, originally meant for two arcs, a third arc is set to be "a priority" once the crew is borderline to the end of the Future Force Arc, confirming that the third story arc will be based on Generation 5.
Distribution[]
Lionsgate Era (2012-2017)[]
The first film and the seventh-and-a-half/season premiere film of Alicorn Alter were distributed by Lionsgate Television. From 2012 to 2017, the films were distributed by Lionsgate, with spin-offs co-distributed by its subsidiaries such as Summit Entertainment (CDF, Humanitarian) and Pantelion Films (Harmony Jaeger). Lionsgate Premiere released the Guardians of Equestria Season 3 (Alicorn Alter) special event as a feature film for a limited theatrical and on-demand/streaming services on November 2015 after the television and home video release.
20th Century Fox/20th Century Studios Era (2018-2021)[]
After the underperformance of Power Rangers and My Little Pony: The Movie, as well as their algorithm of 2D-only releases that made it financial failures (such as Hellboy 2019 and Kin), Montalvo decided to cut ties with Lionsgate as a distributor for Future Harmony Unleashed films, and later on, they plan to have Paramount Pictures distribute future films. However, as Disney seems unstoppable box-office wise with 3D releases of tentpole films and buyout of Fox, Montalvo made a deal with 20th Century Fox to distribute the films under both the distribution of Fox and Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, starting with Humanitarian Combat.
By surprise, with co-distribution by Fox, Netflix co-distributes the holiday special film of 2018.
Montalvo Releasing's Co-operative Distribution with Disney's Fox Studio (2019-2022)[]
In Fall 2019, After HolCom's film subsidiary HolCom Films is now rebranded into Montalvo Releasing and Disney's sudden change with the Fox division, it has been announced that they will make a deal with Disney to co-distribute films with Fox as well as being the main North American distributor while Fox and Disney's Buena Vista International label will distribute the film in Latin America, Europe, Australia, and Asia (except Japan, which the distribution rights will go to Toei Company and Bandai Namco Arts co-operating with Fox and Montalvo Releasing). Since 2020, as Disney rebranded Fox as 20th Century Studios, Montalvo and Disney still retain their dual distribution deal.
Amid Hasbro's acquisition of Entertainment One, starting with Cartoon Wars, eOne and Buena Vista International started a joint deal to work with Montalvo Releasing on distributing the film worldwide. eOne will co-finance the film alongside Disney's partner TSG Entertainment with Allspark as his aid.
Later in October 2020, eOne and Montalvo Corporation strikes a multi-year deal to co-produce and distribute content from Hasbro-related and non-Hasbro related content produced by the latter company while bolstering its original content. For the franchise, the former company will continue co-financing and producing future films and TV shows, with joint distribution with BVI.
Montalvo Releasing's co-operative distribution with Disney and eOne (2021-future)[]
After Between Light and Darkness, It has been announced that Fox will no longer work with the production committee as their co-distributor and their deal will end after the release of Part 2 or at the beginning of 2022. The distribution will shift to eOne in Canada, Spain, and the United Kingdom and Montalvo Releasing will still distribute while finding a new co-distributor for the US and overseas.
However, on January of 2021, it has been announced that Disney will continue it's co-financing (alongside eOne), home video distribution and international distribution deal with Montalvo Media Group alongside eOne. In a new deal, Montalvo Releasing will distribute the film in North America, while Buena Vista International releases the film worldwide, Toei Company releases it in Japan and eOne will distribute future films in the United Kingdom and Spain alongside Disney's BVI. It also continues Buena Vista's home video distribution deal with Montalvo Media Group (except for the Humanoidverse, which will now be handled by Universal Home Entertainment amid their deal with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and eOne).
Cable & Streaming Deals[]
The cable rights were helmed by Montalvo Television Networks (fka AM-Networks and HolCom Networks) under licenses from Lionsgate as if he feels like the universe won't be consistently connected with other channels such as HBO and Epix, who has both Summit and Lionsgate separated from each other through the network's deals. The rights are still in Montalvo Television Networks indefinitely for the time being, but the cable rights will be set to air as second-run on channels such as Showtime, HBO, FX, TNT, AMC, etc.
In 2019, In the wake of the streaming wars, Montalvo, HolCom Networks, and Netflix approached into a deal to purchase the first-run streaming rights to the franchise's television shows and upcoming films, as well as having exclusive streaming rights to past films expanding the deal for future HU films to be in HCN Premium while all films will be streaming on HCN+ and Netflix.
In the wake of NBCUniversal's theatrical and on-demand distribution announcement and the COVID-19 pandemic, Disney and Montalvo Releasing announce the Premium video-on-demand release for a Harmony Unleashed film two weeks after a theatrical release with Harmony Unleashed: Foreverlasting, set for an April 3rd release on iTunes, Prime Video and other on-demand platforms. And later, on May 15 on Netflix and HCN+.
As a boost for financial gain due to theatres still closed due to COVID-19, MontalVue will release Harmony Unleashed (ft. Any Cartoon Involved): Cartoon Wars with a premium fee as part of its VIP-OD brand (as a 90-day premium rental) on September 18, 2020 until December 6, 2020, which it's now free for all MontalVue subscribers. It followed by The Harmony Unleashed Saga, now released in the same day in both theatres and MontalVue VIP-OD, and will be free for all tiers in April of 2021. Next one, under a new deal similar to Warner Bros. releasing their film slate in both theatres and HBO Max, Harmony Unleashed: Between Light and Darkness, the final film of the saga, will be having both parts be released in theatres and simultaneously on Montalvo VIP-OD.
In 2021, due to Montalvo sealing a deal with Amazon, Prime Video is set to have the films under a pay-2 window after it leaves Netflix. In addition to the films, starting with the Future Force arc, Prime Video will assume international distribution rights with Hasbro's eOne for MontalVue Originals, including Harmony Unleashed: Future Force and "Production" limited event series, as well as set to co-produce sister shows for the service. With the deal, Montalvo Originals will go for the Miniseries and Mainline series, Prime Video will go to the live-action sister series and Netflix will handle the animated series with Guardians of Equestria Re-Animated and a future Ivanna/Flurry Heart anime companion series.
Starting with the Future Force Arc, the films will have an exclusive theatrical release for 45-55 days, followed by a 30-day release on MontalVue, and then a streaming release on MontalVue, Netflix and Prime Video.
In Latin America, The Harmony Unleashed Saga is streaming through Netflix and later in 2020, MontalVue. In 2021, Disney has signed a deal with Montalvo Media Group and Hasbro to bring the Harmony Unleashed Saga (films and series) to Star+ prior to launch amid Disney buying non-Disney rights to films and shows such as Ted, Saw, Outlander, Deadly Class and SWAT. In most parts of the world, the first-run streaming rights for the film is owned by Netflix, one of Montalvo's media partners and later, Prime Video for the second-run rights.
YouTube Poop: The Series Special Episodes[]
| No. | Title | Writer | Director | Airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Harmony Unleashed" | Aaron Montalvo | Koichi Sakamoto | November 11, 2011 |
| 2 | "Harmony Unleashed: Nightmare Night of the Dead" | Yoshihiro Nishijima | October 26, 2012 | |
| 3 | "Harmony Unleashed: The Princess Twilight Promenade" | Adam Weissman | March 15, 2013 |
Film Slate[]
Feature Films[]
- Main article: List of Harmony Unleashed Saga films
| Guardians of Equestria Arc | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Director | Writer/Story | Release | Status | Notes | |
| 1 | Harmony Unleashed: Evolution | Koichi Sakamoto | Aaron Montalvo Zak Penn George Doty IV Chris Savino Dave Polsky |
Aaron Montalvo | June 30, 2012 | Released | First telefilm. First film in the franchise. Originally planned to be a YouTube Poop: The Series special. |
| 2 | Harmony Unleashed: Xtreme Friendship | Aaron Montalvo David Hayter Christopher Yost |
March 29, 2013 | First theatrical film. | |||
| 3 | Harmony Unleashed Z | Aaron Montalvo Dave Polsky Michael Bacall |
June 8, 2013 | Second telefilm. | |||
| 4 | Harmony Unleashed: Cutie Doll Fighters | Shimako Sato | Alex Kurtzman Roberto Orci Amy Keating Rogers |
Amy Keating Rogers Aaron Montalvo |
February 14. 2014 | First and only film to be rated PG-13. First film to be distributed by Summit Entertainment, Lionsgate's subsidiary, | |
| 5 | Harmony Unleashed All Stars DX: Super Ultra Turbo Hyper Mega Crossover Battle! | Koichi Sakamoto | Alex Kurtzman Roberto Orci Dave Polsky Michael Bacall Aaron Montalvo |
Aaron Montalvo | July 11, 2014 | Crossover between Humanitarian and Pony characters. | |
| 6 | The Harmony Unleashed Saga: Harmony Jaeger - The Crimson Boy Hunter | Roberto Orci | Roberto Orci Aaron Montalvo Ed Valentine Rodney Rothman |
Aaron Montalvo Roberto Orci |
April 11, 2015 | First dual language film First film to be released under Pantelion. | |
| 7 | Harmony Unleashed: Equine Judgement Day | Koichi Sakamoto | Aaron Montalvo George Doty IV Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely |
Aaron Montalvo | July 17, 2015 | ||
| 7.5 | Harmony Unleashed: Guardians of Equestria - Alicorn Alter: The Beginning | Charlie Haskell | Dave Polsky Justin Theroux Aaron Montalvo |
Aaron Montalvo Dave Polsky |
September 25, 2015 | First film to be a special film made for television and theatres. Distributed under Lionsgate Premiere | |
| 8 | Harmony Unleashed: Cutie Doll Fighters II | Yuki Tanada | Oren Uziel Aaron Montalvo Cindy Morrow Emi Mochizuki & Carrie Evans Amy Keating Rogers |
Aaron Montalvo Amy Keating Rogers |
December 23, 2015 | First film in the CDF series to be R-rated. | |
| 9 | The Harmony Unleashed Saga: Humanitarian Stand | Joseph Kahn | Alfred Gough & Miles Millar Dave Polsky |
Aaron Montalvo | July 18, 2016 | ||
| 10 | The Harmony Unleashed Saga: Harmony Jaeger II - Disciples of Camaraderie | Jessy Terrero | Oren Uziel Roberto Orci M.A Larson Chris Terrio |
Aaron Montalvo Roberto Orci |
November 23, 2016 | ||
| 11 | The Harmony Unleashed Saga: The Everfree Jersey Project - An Animated Story | Shingo Natsume | Dai Sato Masashi Sogo Kenta Fukasaku |
Aaron Montalvo Dave Polsky Adam McKay Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci Steven Shibuya |
March 24. 2017 | First animated movie. | |
| 12 | The Harmony Unleashed Saga: Harmony Jaeger X Cutie Doll Fighters: Crossfire | Roberto Orci | Chris Weitz Aaron Montalvo Roberto Orci Carrie Evans & Emi Mochizuki |
Aaron Montalvo Roberto Orci |
June 28, 2017 | First spin-off to be a crossover for non-MLP characters. | |
| 13 | The Harmony Unleashed Saga: Big Brother Best Band of Battling Brothers | Phil Lord & Christopher Miller | Phil Lord & Christopher Miller Aaron Montalvo Adam McKay Rhett Reese Paul Wernick Aaron Covington Drew Pearce |
Aaron Montalvo Adam McKay Rhett Reese Paul Wernick Nick Confalone |
November 24, 2017 | Last film to be released under Lionsgate and its subsidiaries. | |
| 14 | The Harmony Unleashed Saga: Humanitarian Combat | Chad Stahelski David Leitch |
Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely Dan Harmon Chris Morgan Adam McKay |
Aaron Montalvo | May 11, 2018 | First film released under Fox and Disney. | |
| 15 | The Harmony Unleashed Saga: Harmony Jaeger 4Ever | Aaron Montalvo | Aaron Montalvo Guillermo Amoedo Nicolas Lopez Jeff Davis |
August 31, 2018 | Directorial debut for Aaron Montalvo | ||
| 15.5 | A Harmony Unleashed Humanitarian Hearth's Blazing Story | Adam Weissman | Michael Vogel Adam McKay Lona Williams |
Aaron Montalvo Michael Vogel |
December 21, 2018 | First film to be released on streaming partner, Netflix.
First film to be released on a streaming service. | |
| 16 | Pegasister Rangers Forever: A Harmony Unleashed Saga Picture Show | Karyn Kusama | Carrie Evans & Emi Mochizuki Joanna Lewis & Kristine Songco Jackie Marchand Geneva Robertson-Dworet Karyn Kusama Phil Hay Matt Manfredi |
Aaron Montalvo Joanna Lewis & Kristine Songco Jackie Marchand |
May 10, 2019 | Connected to the Pegasister Rangers Netflix series. | |
| 17 | Harmony Unleashed: Somber Awakening | Koichi Sakamoto | Oren Uziel John Gatins Rodney Rothman Joanna Lewis & Kristine Songco |
Aaron Montalvo Adam McKay |
October 4, 2019 | First film directed by Sakamoto since 2015. | |
| 18 | Harmony Unleashed: Foreverlasting | Chris Weitz | Chris Weitz Joe Pokaski Erin Cardillo Ryan Ridley |
Aaron Montalvo Liza Citron Erin Cardillo |
March 13, 2020 | First mainline film to be directed by someone other than Sakamoto. First film to be released with Montalvo Releasing | |
| 19 | Harmony Unleashed (ft. Any Cartoon Involved): Cartoon Wars | Mike Mitchell Ridd Sorensen Tatsuya Nagamine (animation guest) Hiroyuki Imaishi (animation guest) |
Rodney Rothman Ben Edlund Chris McKenna & Erik Sommers Nick Cron-DeVico Dan Hernandez & Benji Samit |
Aaron Montalvo Nick Cron-DeVico Michael Vogel |
August 21, 2020 | Released despite delays due to Coronavirus concerns | Massive crossover film with other non-MLP properties. |
| 20 | Harmony Unleashed: Humanitarian Brotherhood of Love | David Leitch | Dan Sterling Erica Rivinoja Chris Morgan Oren Uziel Michael Vogel |
Aaron Montalvo Adam McKay Chris Morgan Andrew Francis Peter New |
December 4, 2020 | Final Humanitarian film before the final films in the GOE storyline. First film in the franchise to be released simultaneously in theatres and on-demand. Final film under Allspark | |
| EX | Harmony Unleashed: The Beginning | Koichi Sakamoto | Aaron Montalvo Zak Penn George Doty IV Dave Polsky |
Aaron Montalvo | June 18, 2021 | Secretly Completed, Released | Theatrical re-cut of the YouTube Poop: The Series episode combined with Evolution. |
| 21 | Harmony Unleashed: Between Light & Darkness Part 1 - Celestial Requiem | Aaron Montalvo | Adam McKay Dave Polsky Dan Hernandez & Benji Samit Ian Brennan Aaron Montalvo |
Aaron Montalvo Damian Shannon & Mark Swift Adam McKay |
May 28, 2021 | Released Filming (alongside the miniseries) finished before the pandemic. |
First massive crossover film a la "Avengers: Infinity War/Endgame" The final films in the "Guardians of Equestria" Arc. Film to commemorate Harmony Unleashed's 10th Anniversary The final film to be co-distributed by 20th Century Studios until the deal ends in 2021 |
| 22 | Harmony Unleashed: Between Light & Darkness Part 2 - Harmonical Ascension | November 24, 2021 | |||||
| EX2 | Harmony Unleashed: Between Light and Darkness - The Holy Completion | March 11. 2022 | Released | Director's cut/Combined film
First film to be a MontaVue Original Film Second film to be released on a streaming service. | |||
| Future Arc (Planned) | |||||||
| 23 | Prince & Princess Harmony Jaeger | Atsuko Hirayanagi | Aaron Montalvo
Atsuko Hirayanagi Tim Hedrick Nicole Perlman Shonda Rhimes |
Aaron Montalvo (story) Claire Ivanna Montalvo (additional ideas) |
Summer 2023 | In Production | Set to be the first film in the Future Arc. Title changed due to "political gender war" concerns regarding female-driven films such as Captain Marvel, Charlie's Angels (2019) and Birds of Prey. |
| 24 | Harmony Unleashed: The Heroically Ever Here-After | Rodney Rothman | Chris McKenna & Erik Sommers Ian Brennan Rodney Rothman Adam McKay Michael Vogel |
Aaron Montalvo Ian Brennan Rodney Rothman Adam McKay |
Fall 2023 | First mainline film to be part of the Future Arc. | |
| 26 | Flurry Heart: A Harmony Unleashed Saga Tale | Rebecca Thomas | Sammie Crowley & Whitney Wetta Josh Cagan Allan Heinberg |
Aaron Montalvo Sammie Crowley & Whitney Wetta |
Spring 2024 | First Humanitarian film set in the Future Arc. | |
| 27 | The Harmony Unleashed Saga: Humanitarian Alliance | Yeon Sang-Ho | Dan Sterling
Todd Casey |
Aaron Montalvo Adam McKay |
TBD 2024 | First film to be directed by a Korean director. | |
| 28 | JAEGERS: The Harmony Unleashed Saga | Sam Hargrave | Chris Morgan Matt Michnovetz & Brent Friedman |
Aaron Montalvo Chris Morgan |
TBD 2025 | ||
| 29 | The Harmony Unleashed Saga: Ballad of the Rangers | Kat Coiro | Chris McKenna & Erik Sommers | Aaron Montalvo | |||
| 30 | Untitled Humanitarian future film | TBA | TBA 2026 | ||||
| 31 | Untitled film | Jed Whedon | Jed Whedon & Maurissa Tancharoen G.M. Berrow Todd Casey |
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| 32 | Chris Weitz | ||||||
| 33 | TBD 2027 | ||||||
| 34 | Harmony Unleashed: Quantum Climax - Part 1 | Dave Polsky Josh Appelbaum & Andre Nemec Aaron Montalvo Adam McKay Ian Brennan |
Aaron Montalvo Koichi Sakamoto |
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| 35 | Harmony Unleashed: Quantum Climax - Part 2 | TBD 2028 | |||||
Short Films[]
| No. | Title | Director | Writer/Story | Attached to | Released | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ivanna & Flurry Heart: Playdate of Doom | Steve Hoefer | Aaron Montalvo Josh Haber Brigitte Hales |
Aaron Montalvo | Stuber | July 12, 2019 |
| 2 | Cartoon Wars Aftermath: A Harmony Unleashed Short | Tomohisa Taguchi Rie Koga |
Nick Cron-DeVico Chris McKenna Erik Sommers |
Aaron Montalvo Nick Cron-DeVico |
N/A (MontalVue Exclusive) | December 25, 2020 |
| 3 | Harmony Sentai Rider | Koichi Sakamoto | Yasuko Kobayashi | Aaron Montalvo Yasuko Kobayashi Jumpei Kamaoka |
Between Light and Darkness | July 3, 2021 (Japan) |
| 4 | Ten Years and A Hundred and Forty Moons of Budding | Tatsuya Nagamine | Aaron Montalvo | N/A (MontalVue Exclusive) | September 2021 | |
Television Slate[]
| Television | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Title | Season | Episodes | Developer | Showrunner | Network | Run | |
| Harmony Unleashed: Guardians of Equestria | 1 | 15 | Aaron Montalvo Koichi Sakamoto Alex Kurtzman Roberto Orci Jayson Thiessen |
Alex Kurtzman Roberto Orci Koichi Sakamoto |
AMtv | June 8, 2013 - December 20, 2013 | |
| 2 (Rainbow Marauders) | 18 | May 24, 2014 - August 30, 2014 | |||||
| 3 (Alicorn Alter) | 13 | Charlie Haskell Dave Polsky Alex Kurtzman Roberto Orci |
April 2, 2016 - June 18, 2016 | ||||
| 4 (Symphony of Bonds) | 20 | Brannon Braga Aaron Ehasz |
April 15, 2017 - June 17, 2017 | ||||
| 5 (Beyond) | 18 | Ian Brennan Brannon Braga |
HollowPlus Montalvo Prime (S6 Part 4) |
March 9, 2018 - July 7, 2018 | |||
| 6 (Lasting Resort) | 40 | Aaron Montalvo Ian Brennan |
February 16, 2019 - November 7, 2020 | ||||
| Harmony Unleashed Presents: Harmony Jaeger - Japan's Best Family Guy | 1 (planned for 4 seasons) | 10 | Aaron Montalvo Dai Sato (head writer) |
Koichi Sakamoto | MontalVue (NorAm) Netflix (international) BS TV Tokyo, TV Tokyo (Japan) |
September 2021 | |
| 2 | 10 | Summer 2022 | |||||
| Streaming | |||||||
| The Harmony Unleashed Saga: Pegasister Rangers | 1 | 13 | Aaron Montalvo Amy Keating Rogers Oren Uziel |
Vanessa McCarthy | Netflix | May 9, 2015 | |
| 2 (Amendment of Bonds) | Vanessa McCarthy Carrie Evans Emi Mochizuki |
July 21, 2017 | |||||
| 3 (Swan Sing-Along) | Carrie Evans Emi Mochizuki Jac Schaeffer |
April 19, 2019 | |||||
| The Harmony Unleashed Saga: Rondo of Humanity | 1 | 13 | Aaron Montalvo Dave Polsky Oren Uziel |
Dave Polsky Alex Kurtzman Roberto Orci |
July 9, 2015 | ||
| 2 (Everfreedom) | Alex Kurtzman Dave Polsky Alfred Gough Miles Millar |
March 31, 2017 | |||||
| 3 (Sinner's Reckoning) | Alfred Gough Miles Millar |
August 2, 2019 | |||||
| 4 (Humanitarian Endgame) | May 22, 2020 | ||||||
| Harmony Unleashed: A Musical Tale | Limited Series | 6 | Aaron Montalvo Ian Brennan |
HCN+ Netflix |
January 1st - February 5, 2020 | ||
| The Harmony Unleashed Saga: Butter + Bright | 8 | Aaron Montalvo Stephen Levinson Joanna Lewis & Kristine Songco |
Joanna Lewis & Kristine Songco Michelle McLaren |
MontalVue | September 4 - September 25, 2020 | ||
| Once Upon a Time... In Miami: A Harmony Unleashed Production | 10 | Aaron Montalvo Adam McKay Zack Estrin Ian Brennan |
Zack Estrin Ian Brennan |
March 12 - April 30, 2021 | |||
| Tempest: A Harmony Unleashed Production | 4 | Aaron Montalvo John Krasinski Michael Vogel |
John Krasinski Michael Vogel |
May 7, 2021 | |||
| Harmony Unleashed: Files After The Battle | 5 | Aaron Montalvo
Beth McCarthy-Miller |
Beth McCarthy-Miller | April 2022 | |||
| Harmony Unleashed: Between Light and Darkness - Journey to the End | Limited Docuseries | TBA | Aaron Montalvo Liz Garbus |
Liz Garbus | August 2021 | ||
| Harmony Unleashed: Future Force | 1 | 13 | Aaron Montalvo Adam McKay |
TBA | MontalVue | TBD 2024 | |
| Animated | |||||||
| Title | Director | Episodes | Writer | Animation Studio | Network | Run | |
| The Harmony Unleashed Animated Saga: Equine Stars of the Zodiac | Hiroyuki Kakudo Koichi Sakamoto |
13 | Natsuko Takahashi Dai Sato |
MAPPA Toei Animation Ivannimation Samurai Studios |
AM-Stream Netflix Crunchyroll |
May 27 - December 23, 2016 | |
| The Harmony Unleashed Saga: Humanitarian Fate | Kotomi Deai Go Koga |
10 | Hiroyuki Yoshino | Trigger Toei Animation Ivannimation Samurai Studios |
Netflix | September 22-24, 2017 | |
| The Harmony Unleashed Saga: Toony Tales of Whatever | Various | Various | DLE Boulder Media Toei Animation AKAKEN |
YouTube | January 19, 2018 - December 2021 | ||
| Harmony Unleashed Dark | Sean Song | 10 | Charlotte Fullerton | Toei Animation Studio Mir Xentrix Studios |
Netflix | August 13 - October 8, 2021 | |
| Harmony Unleashed: Guardians of Equestria Re:Animated | Seiji Mizushima (chief) Tatsuya Nagamine and Yoshihiro Miyajima (series director) |
TBA | Joanna Lewis & Kristine Songco | Toei Animation AKAKEN Trigger |
Netflix MontalVue |
November 11, 2021 - ongoing | |
| The Harmony Unleashed Saga: Ivanna x Flurry | Kotomi Deai | TBA | Sammie Crowley & Whitney Wetta & Deko Akao | Toei Animation AKAKEN Actas |
Netflix | TBA 2024 | |
Other Media[]
Aftershow[]
Since 2014, a live talk aftershow named "Harmony Unleashed: Guardians' Aftermath" is airing on HCNPlay (since 2014 as AMStream) and HCN+ (since 2019), as similar to AMC's Talking Dead and WWE's After Total Divas. The show is hosted by Tara Strong, known for Twilight Sparkle's voice and she discuss episodes of Guardians of Equestria, as well as future episodes of future seasons and Netflix shows with guests. Strong, Craig Strong, Danny Zuker, Brian Goldner, Stephen Davis, Aaron Montalvo, and Koichi Sakamoto are set as the executive producers of the show.
Comics[]
TBA
Manga[]
Equestria Strikers[]
A manga adaptation named "Equestria Strikers" illustrated by Kana Ishida and written by Riku Sanjo is published by Shueisha's Jump Square on March 2015 and Aaron Montalvo is set as story supervisor and executive producer. The manga is published by Hollowfox Book Media and Yen Press in cooperation with Hasbro. The manga series is considered canon to the films and shows but in a separate continuity.
Manga adaptations of Films[]
Shueisha and Hollowfox, in partnership with Bandai and Hasbro, were commissioning manga adaptations of the feature films since 2017. Montalvo is supervising the series, Akira Amano and Akira Himekawa are set to be character designers while the translation from the films will be provided by Riku Sanjo and Yuichiro Kido and the designs illustrated and adapted by Natsuo Sai.
Viz Media publishes the adaptations worldwide.
Crossovers[]
CrossMore vs. Harmony Unleashed: Multiversal Siege[]
Hasbro and Montalvo Media Group, in partnership with Disney, announced a crossover anime miniseries in co-operation with Sony's Crunchyroll, set to be a crossover between the Harmony Unleashed Saga and the CrossMore Universe set for 8 half-hour episodes and will be animated by Sunrise Beyond in co-operation with Toei Animation with direction by Tensai Okamura. The miniseries will be streaming on Crunchyroll, Hulu and Disney+.
Games[]
Harmony Unleashed Saga: Harmonical Fighters[]
Bandai Namco Entertainment announced that a videogame from the franchise is in development with Bandai Namco Entertainment are set as publishers, Hasbro Gaming and A.M. Games as distributors and Bandai Namco Studios and CyberConnect2 as developers (with additional development from Eighting). It is intended to be an 3D fighting game in the style of Tekken, Marvel vs. Capcom, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle and Dissidia Final Fantasy.
It is released in the arcades (through the Namco System 357 arcade board) in 2017 with a home release (PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Steam) released later that year. A remastered "complete" version for the game is released for PlayStation 5 and XBOX Series X and S around November of 2020.
Harmony Unleashed: Guardian Impact[]
In 2019, Bandai Namco Entertainment and Hollowfox Entertainment (through its gaming subsidiary Midoringo Enterprises), alongside Hasbro, announced a new action game for the Harmony Unleashed Saga developed by PlatinumGames Inc. with game direction by Makoto Okazaki, character designs by Akira Himekawa and Matt Boismier and story written by Aaron Montalvo, Emily Ivette Torres, Adam McKay, Eric Rogers, Michael Waldron, G.M. Berrow and Dave Polsky, It is set to be an action/adventure beat-em-up/hack and slash game that tells a story within the Harmony Unleashed saga with a new story taking place before the events of Between Light and Darkness. (although there will be some flashbacks in the game and future story campaigns yet to come after launch)
It will be set to be on next-gen consoles through PlayStation 4 & 5, Nintendo Switch, XBOX Series X/Series S and XBOX One as well as PC, Mac and Linux (through services such as Steam, GOG and Epic Games Store) and through gaming streaming services such as Google Stadia, PlayStation Now and XBOX/PC Game Pass. It is confirmed for a Holiday 2022 release (as shown on the Game Awards).
Harmony Unleashed: A Guardian's Fight[]
A fighting game has been announced and shown on "Summer Game Fest", being a separate entity from Harmonical Fighters and being set as a 2.5 fighting game developed by Arc System Works (through the gameplay and graphic style of Battle Fantasia instead of Guilty Gear Xrd/Strive and Dragon Ball FighterZ) and Eighting and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment.
It is set to release on consoles for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, XBOX Series X, Microsoft Windows, Mac OS, Linux, and Stadia in May 2022.
Harmony Unleashed: The Guardianspective Journey[]
At the Game Awards 2021, a surprise reveal during the "Guardian Project" reveal of A Guardian's Fight and Guardian Impact is confirmed to be a 2D sprite-styled beat-em-up/platforming action adventure game developed by WayForward and Inti Creates and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. It will be a retelling of the Guardians of Equestria Saga through a platformer style beat-em-up brawler game with separate stories such as the Boy and Pony/Guardians Story, The Humanitarian Story, The Dark Team Story, and the Pegasister Rangers Story, as similar to Sonic Heroes.
It will be released on consoles for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4/5, XBOX One/Series X and S as well as computer platforms through Steam and Epic Games Store (for Windows, Linux and Mac OS) and cloud gaming streaming services such as Stadia, GeForce, PlayStation Now and XBOX Cloud Gaming in July 2022.
