The first hour-length Equestria Girls TV special, Forgotten Friendship, premiered on Discovery Family on February 17, 2018. It was later uploaded to YouTube in five parts from March 9 to April 6, 2018.
This special, along with Rollercoaster of Friendship, were the last Equestria Girls installments released on Netflix, as of October 1, 2018, both streaming there until December 31, 2021, before being released for purchase on Amazon Video in late 2022. Forgotten Friendship last aired on Discovery Family on December 31, 2022 at 1:00 p.m.
Synopsis[]
- Sunset Shimmer is shocked to discover that she's been erased from her friends' memories!
- Sunset Shimmer returns to Equestria to find out more about the magic that erased her friends' memories.
- Sunset Shimmer searches for who might have used the Memory Stone.
- Sunset Shimmer teams up with a former enemy in her search for The Memory Stone.
- Sunset Shimmer finds the Memory Stone and confronts her tormentor once and for all.
Production[]
Development of Forgotten Friendship began on October 26, 2016, back then as five individual shorts, code-numbered "403-045" through "403-049".
Voice recording of the special began on January 24, 2017.
Cast[]
Main characters | |||
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Sunset Shimmer |
Twilight Sparkle |
Pinkie Pie |
Fluttershy |
Rainbow Dash |
Rarity |
Applejack |
Spike |
Other characters | |||
Trixie |
Maud Pie |
Vice Principal Luna |
Flash Sentry |
Cutie Mark Crusaders |
Derpy |
Lyra Heartstrings |
Sweetie Drops |