Ponies, Peacock's 1970s Espionage Thriller, Has a Premiere Date
Get a first look at the dynamic duo of Emilia Clarke and Haley Lu Richardson.
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 office secretaries to CIA operatives to help solve a major government conspiracy and to get to the truth behind their husbands’ deaths.
Peacock announced the series’ premiere date and released the first official photos. Here’s what you need to know about Ponies.
When does Ponies premiere?
The eight-episode espionage thriller premieres Thursday, Jan 15, exclusively on Peacock.
What is Ponies about?
Moscow, 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 Michaels (Very Important People, Upload)
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.
See first-look photos of Ponies
Mark your calendars for January, when Ponies arrives on Peacock.
