Everything To Know About Peacock's PONIES, the Spy Thriller Starring Emilia Clarke, Haley Lu Richardson
Get a look at the dynamic duo of Emilia Clarke and Haley Lu Richardson as they star as CIA operatives.
Emilia Clarke and Haley Lu Richardson step back in time to the 1970s for the latest Peacock Original series, PONIES.
The spy drama follows the pair, newly widowed, as they go from grieving wives to office secretaries to CIA operatives to help solve a major government conspiracy and to get to the truth behind their husbands’ deaths.
Keep reading to find out the series’ premiere date, casting info, and watch the full-length trailer.
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When does PONIES premiere?
The eight-episode espionage thriller premieres Thursday, January 15, 2026, exclusively on Peacock.
What is PONIES about?
Set in Moscow in 1977, two “PONIES,” "persons of no interest" in intelligence speak, work anonymously as secretaries in the American Embassy. That is until their husbands are killed under mysterious circumstances in the USSR, and the pair become CIA operatives. Bea (Clarke) is an over-educated, Russian-speaking child of Soviet immigrants. Her cohort, Twila (Richardson), is a small-town girl who is as abrasive as she is fearless. Together, they work to uncover a vast Cold War conspiracy and solve the mystery that made them widows in the first place.
Who’s in the PONIES cast?
- Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones, Me Before You)
- Haley Lu Richardson (The White Lotus)
- Adrian Lester (Sandman, Day After Tomorrow)
- Artjom Gilz (Tar, Das Boot)
- Nicholas Podany (Saturday Night, Hello Tomorrow)
- Petro Ninovskyi (Shttl, Silence)
- Vic Michaelis (Very Important People, Upload)
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Who is the creative team behind PONIES?
The series is created by David Iserson (Mr. Robot, New Girl) and Susanna Fogel (The Flight Attendant, The Spy Who Dumped Me), who both are executive producers and writers. Fogel also directs, while Iserson serves as showrunner with Mike Daniels (Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist, The Village). Executive producers also include Jessica Rhoades (Black Mirror) and Clarke. Katherine Bridle, Alison Mo Massey, Jared Ian Goldman, and Rosa Handelman are co-executive producers.
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Is there a trailer for PONIES?
Yes, you can watch the trailer here.
Peacock released the official full-length trailer on December 15, 2025. In the clip, Bea and Twila get sent on their first undercover assignment, and they're less than pleased when they find out it's to pose as secretaries. "We're not going to risk our lives learning how to use a Xerox machine," Twila argues. There's initial doubt over their abilities and it takes some persuading.
As Bea and Twila, both searching for answers to their husbands' mysterious deaths, try to infiltrate a high-profile KGB scheme, the threat level increases. Moles, seduction, and unanswered questions make their journey all the more dangerous as they seek the truth to what happened to their husbands. "What if the answers you discover hurt more than not knowing?" Bea asks. "It's better than sitting in the dark," Sasha Shevchenko (Petro Ninovskyi) responds.
