Unicorn Academy
| Unicorn Academy | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Adventure Action Fantasy |
| Created by | Michelle Lamoreaux Robert Lamoreaux |
| Directed by | Cassi Simonds |
| Creative director | Alexandra Kavalova |
| Starring |
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| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 29 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Laura Sreebny |
| Producers | Mike G. Moore Sarah Williams |
| Running time | 23–75 minutes |
| Production company | Spin Master Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | Netflix |
| Release | November 2, 2023 – present |
Unicorn Academy is a Canadian animated television series co-produced by Spin Master Entertainment and Mainframe Studios. The first season was premiered on Netflix on November 2, 2023.[1][2] It was renewed for a second season, which was released on June 27, 2024.[3] The third season was released on April 9, 2025.[4] The fourth season was released on November 13, 2025, as part of Netflix’s Christmas lineup.[5] The fifth season was released on March 19, 2026 called Secrets Revealed.[6]
The series made its linear premiere on Nickelodeon on July 6, 2025.[7]
The series is based on the children's book series of the same name written by Julie Sykes and Linda Chapman.[8][9]
Premise
When a dark force threatens to destroy Unicorn Island, a brave teen and her five schoolmates must rise up to protect their beloved magical academy.
Voice cast
Main
- Sara García as Sophia Mendoza, a 14-year-old girl with an independent, rebellious personality.
- Sadie Laflamme-Snow as Ava Banji, a quirky, extroverted girl who always sees the best in people.
- Kamaia Fairburn as Layla Fletcher, an anxious intellectual who's new to riding. She enrolled in Unicorn Academy because she thought it was a cover for a government conspiracy.
- Gabriella Kosmidis as Isabel Armstrong, an energetic athlete whose diligence is matched only by her desire to succeed.
- Kari Wong as Valentina "Val" Furi, an aloof snob who is nonetheless willing to protect her peers. Her ancestors founded Unicorn Academy, so she has a big legacy to live up to.
- Kolton Stewart as Rory Carmichael, a warmhearted prankster with a bad habit of saying whatever comes to mind. His only riding experience comes from riding dirt bikes, but he eagerly accepts the adventures that come with being a Unicorn Rider.
Unicorns
Main
- Wildstar, Sophia's unicorn and she has light magic. She powered up with rainbow vision to track someone or something and gets wing magic.
- Leaf, Ava's unicorn and she has plant magic. She powered up with an all seeing butterfly that she can control and see through to spy or scout ahead from a safe distance and gets wing magic.
- Glacier, Layla's unicorn and she has ice magic. She powered up to freeze time to blast on anything or anyone and gets wing magic.
- River, Isabel's unicorn and he has water magic. He powered up with a bubble for him, Isabel, and her friends to breathe underwater and gets wing magic.
- Cinder, Val's unicorn and he has fire magic. He powered up with super fiery speed and gets wing magic.
- Storm, Rory's unicorn and she has weather magic. She powered up with a flying lightning patch and gets wing magic.
Supporting
- Ethera, Ms. Evelyn Primrose's unicorn and he has illusion magic.
- Rhapsody, Ms. Rosemary's unicorn and she has musical magic.
- Rush, Ms. Wildwood's unicorn and she has speed magic.
- Ghost, Ms. Furi's unicorn and he has teleportation magic.
- Leviora, Mr. Tansy's unicorn and she has levitation magic.
- Smidgen, Jacinta's unicorn and he have shrink magic.
- Twinkle Socks, Delia's unicorn and she has tracking magic.
- Encore, Serena's former unicorn and now he's Danny's and he has duplicate magic.
Minor
- Grim Unicorn, Ravenzella's unicorn and an unnamed unicorn made of Grim Magic.
Baby Unicorns
- Starjoy, a baby unicorn.
- Justin, a baby unicorn.
- Sherbet, a baby unicorn.
- Dusty, a baby unicorn.
Villains
- Jennifer Hale as Ravenzella, the queen of Grimoria.
- Ian Ronningen as Ash, Ravenzella's evil ogre henchman.
- Ana Sani as Crimsette, Ravenzella's evil dark sprite henchman.
- Deven Mack as Lazul, a crystal golem who was Ravenzella's former general.
- Tajja Isen as Tabaditha, a plant-like fairy that was freed from Grimoria, and unleashes plant powers that drain unicorn magic.
- Shannon Chan-Kent as Serena Furi, a glamorous pop icon and former unicorn rider who has the power of hypnosis and she uses it to take control over the Academy.
Minor
- Monica Rodriguez Knox as Marta Mendoza, Sophia's mother and former unicorn rider.
- Carlos Diaz as Miles Mendoza, Sophia's long lost father and former unicorn rider.
- Roman Pesino as Marco Mendoza, Sophia's younger brother.
- Sophia Walker as Whispering Voices (voice sound effects)
- Jonah Wineberg as Danny, an student of Unicorn Academy who was sent home because a unicorn didn't choose him and wanted a second chance, but he reforms and learns to do things even when he isn’t a unicorn rider, until he bonded with Encore and became a unicorn rider.
- Jane Luk as Mona Furi, a former unicorn rider and the mother of Ms. Furi and the grandmother of Valentina Furi. She has an eyepatch on her left eye because of Lazul.
- Michael Kash as Samuel "Sam" Crawford, a former unicorn rider and used to be Glacier’s rider before she met Layla.
- Paul Van Dyck as Fernakus, a dwerpin spy who has betrayed Unicorn Academy and works for Ravenzella then reforms and reunites with his family, he was Frella's brother.
- Addison Holley as Frella, a dwerpin and Fernakus’ sister.
- Jonathan Tan as Timble, a dwerpin who delivers gifts to people and unicorns.
Supporting
- Rosemary Dunsmore as Ms. Evelyn Primrose, a kindly headmistress of Unicorn Academy. In season 2, she was a mysterious masked figure called the Star Snatcher with the help of Ethera.
- Mayko Nguyen as Ms. Furi, a Unicorn Academy's stern, emotionally restrained vice-principal. She is Valentina's aunt and one of many legacy students from their family.
- Katherine Stewart as Fate Fairies, are glowing, small fairies that help show unicorns and riders bond with each other. They are found on Unicorn Island, and all are from Fate Fairy Island.
- Sophia Walker as Ms. Wildwood, a riding teacher of Unicorn Academy.
- Dakota Ray Hebert as Ms. Rosemary, a teacher at Unicorn Academy. She teaches how to take care of unicorns.
- Derek McGrath as Mr. Tansy, a teacher at Unicorn Academy. He’s the bibliotheca from Unicorn Academy.
- Déjah Dixon-Green as Jacinta, is Delia's best friend who befriends Valentina.
- Addison Holley as Delia, is Jacinta's best friend and roommate, who befriends Valentina.
- Aiden Dawn as Jamie
Episodes
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally released | ||
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| 1 | 9 | November 2, 2023 | ||
| 2 | 10 | June 27, 2024 | ||
| 3 | 1 | April 9, 2025 | ||
| 4 | 1 | November 13, 2025 | ||
| 5 | 8 | March 19, 2026 | ||
Chapter 1 (2023)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date [10] | |
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| 1 | 1 | "Unicorn Academy" | Andrew Tan, Florian Wagner, and Cassandra Mackay | Adam Wilson, Melanie Wilson LaBracio, and Julie Sykes | November 2, 2023 | |
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At Unicorn Academy, regular teen Sophia has a lot to learn about fantastical creatures, but a dark force threatens to return and destroy unicorn magic. | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "The Hidden Temple" | Andrew Tan, Florian Wagner, and Craig George | Lila Scott, Julie Sykes, and Michelle Lamoreaux | November 2, 2023 | |
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While riding the Skyberry Trail, Wildstar gets spooked by grim magic, sending the group racing to a long-forgotten temple full of mysteries and danger. | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | "The Race" | Andrew Tan, Florian Wagner, and Craig George | Han-Yee Ling, Julie Sykes, and Michelle Lamoreaux | November 2, 2023 | |
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Miss Primrose accelerates the students' training by sending them to an advanced obstacle course; however, competition may get in the way. | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | "The Book of Grim" | Unknown | Kelsey Calaitges and Robert Lamoreaux | November 2, 2023 | |
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To learn more about grim magic, Sophia, Ava and Layla sneak into the library after hours to borrow a restricted book that proves to be too powerful. | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | "Under Starglow Lake" | Unknown | Robert Lamoreaux and Janae Hall | November 2, 2023 | |
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When grim magic contaminates the academy's water supply, the unicorns risk losing their power unless Sophia can save Starglow Lake with an unlikely ally. | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | "The Vision Pool" | Unknown | Robert Lamoreaux | November 2, 2023 | |
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Eager to decode the message from the Whispering Willows, Sophia skips party planning to visit the Vision Pool - right after promising Ava she wouldn't. | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | "The Broken Gem" | Unknown | Robert Lamoreaux and Janae Hall | November 2, 2023 | |
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The Sapphires try everything to get Sophia and Ava to stop fighting, but they've got bigger problems, as two dastardly henchmen are after the grimstone. | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | "Ravenzella's Revenge" | Unknown | Kelsey Calaitges and Robert Lamoreaux | November 2, 2023 | |
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As the academy teachers gear up to battle a powerful foe, they forbid their students from leaving the dorms. But one rider doesn't follow the rules. | ||||||
| 9 | 9 | "Mended Hearts" | Unknown | Robert Lamoreaux and Lila Scott | November 2, 2023 | |
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Without the help of their teachers, the students must work together to take on the evil Ravenzella all by themselves. Unicorn Academy depends on it! And Sophia forgives Ava for upsetting her about the Vision Pool. | ||||||
Chapter 2 (2024)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
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| 10 | 1 | "Under The Fairy Moon" | Unknown | Laura Sreebny | June 27, 2024 | |
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While gathering starburst flowers for the Fairy Moon ball, an accident breaks Isabel's trust in River, allowing a mysterious stranger to step in. | ||||||
| 11 | 2 | "Year of the Unicorn" | Unknown | Megan Gonzalez | June 27, 2024 | |
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On a Sapphire camping trip, a constellation that only appears every five years sends a special surprise down to Earth. But something troubles Wildstar... | ||||||
| 12 | 3 | "Star Showers" | Unknown | Unknown | June 27, 2024 | |
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Ava throws a party for a foal that's been causing chaos around campus while Sophia investigates her father's connection to the Unicorn Constellation. | ||||||
| 13 | 4 | "Wildstar's Dream" | Unknown | Unknown | June 27, 2024 | |
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Using a sleepover at the stables as their cover, the Sapphires sneak out in search of the crown stars. But they're not the only ones looking. | ||||||
| 14 | 5 | "Legacies" | Unknown | Unknown | June 27, 2024 | |
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A legendary unicorn rider visits campus, stirring tensions between Sophia and Valentina. Layla gets jealous when Glacier reunites with an old friend. | ||||||
| 15 | 6 | "Mounting Pressure" | Unknown | Kelsey Calaitges | June 27, 2024 | |
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Ms. Wildwood tasks the Sapphires with keeping wild unicorns safe from a volcano, which Sophia uses as an opportunity to search for another crown star. | ||||||
| 16 | 7 | "The Wrong Crowd" | Unknown | Unknown | June 27, 2024 | |
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Sophia races to Starglow Lake to battle the Star Snatcher for the last crown star. Back at the dorms, Rory tries out for a secret society of pranksters. | ||||||
| 17 | 8 | "The Final Test — Part 1" | Unknown | Megan Gonzalez | June 27, 2024 | |
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For their final test, the students must infiltrate ogre-guarded ruins and rescue a hostage before the last bell rings... or risk immediate expulsion. | ||||||
| 18 | 9 | "The Final Test — Part 2" | Unknown | Unknown | June 27, 2024 | |
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Working together unlocks a new bond for the Sapphire riders — and with it, new abilities. Then, Valentina comes clean to Sophia about the crown stars. | ||||||
| 19 | 10 | "Grimoria's Return" | Unknown | Unknown | June 27, 2024 | |
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Sophia's good intentions lead to catastrophic events. Now the fate of Unicorn Island depends on the Sapphires — and the one test they dare not fail. | ||||||
Chapter 3 (2025)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
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| 20 | 1 | "Legendary Summer" | Cassi Simonds | Lila Scott | April 9, 2025 | |
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Wanting to be like her idol over summer break, Layla ventures into Grimoria awakening a spirit that wields the power to suck magic from the island. She must learn from her mistakes and unite with Sophia and her friends to save the island. | ||||||
Chapter 4 (2025)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
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| 21 | 1 | "Winter Solstice" | Unknown | Kelsey Calaitges and Rachel Forman | November 13, 2025 | |
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When the annual delivery of festive gifts doesn't arrive from Dwerpin Village, the Unicorn Riders of Sapphire Dorm set out on a snowy adventure to solve the mystery and save Winter Solstice and learn the true meaning of the holiday. | ||||||
Chapter 5 Secrets Revealed (2026)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
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| 22 | 1 | "Un-Welcome Back" | Unknown | Unknown | March 19, 2026 | |
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Back at the academy, Sophia wrestles with her guilt about the past as a dazzling Fairy Tiara sparks a quest for six gems to defend the island and could this be related to the secret passageway that the Sapphires discover in their dorm? | ||||||
| 23 | 2 | "The Fairy Gemstones" | Unknown | Unknown | March 19, 2026 | |
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Valentina tells the tale of how unicorn magic began as the crew finds a map showing where the gems are, pointing to Whispering Willows and Prism Beach. | ||||||
| 24 | 3 | "Sneaky Snookers" | Unknown | Unknown | March 19, 2026 | |
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With the next Fairy Gemstone on the line, an intense training game against the Rubies turns dangerous — and the Sapphires test how far they'll go to win. | ||||||
| 25 | 4 | "Sick and Fired" | Unknown | Unknown | March 19, 2026 | |
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While Val's sick in bed, the crew sets out on a swashbuckling quest up Mount Equus that brings grim illusions, forcing the Sapphires to trust each other. | ||||||
| 26 | 5 | "The Grimorian Gambit" | Unknown | Unknown | March 19, 2026 | |
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Drawn into Grimoria in search of the final gem, the Sapphires face dark enchantments and a leadership clash that puts their unicorns and mission at risk. | ||||||
| 27 | 6 | "Big Trouble" | Unknown | Unknown | March 19, 2026 | |
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Wildstar's brush with grim magic brings a healer with a familiar face, while a hurtful betrayal leaves Sophia with a choice that could change everything. | ||||||
| 28 | 7 | "The Solaira Festival" | Unknown | Unknown | March 19, 2026 | |
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With the Solaira Festival afoot, Sophia braves dark magic and a secret alliance to save her friends as Serena's spellbinding show puts everyone in peril. | ||||||
| 29 | 8 | "The Fairy Tiara" | Unknown | Unknown | March 19, 2026 | |
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While Serena and Ravenzella battle for the Fairy Tiara, the Sapphires learn its true power. Is their bond the key to restoring Unicorn Island's magic? | ||||||
See also
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