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Peacock Sets Jan. 15 Premiere for Cold War Thriller 'Ponies' Starring Emilia Clarke and Haley Lu Richardson

First-look material teases a female-led espionage tale in 1977 Moscow sparked by two embassy secretaries investigating their husbands’ mysterious deaths.

Overview

  • The eight-episode series debuts January 15 on Peacock following a newly released first look.
  • Set in 1977 Moscow, the story follows two American Embassy secretaries who become CIA operatives after their husbands are killed under suspicious circumstances.
  • As the pair investigates, they uncover a broader Cold War conspiracy while forming an unlikely spy partnership.
  • David Iserson serves as showrunner, with the series co-created by Susanna Fogel.
  • The cast includes Adrian Lester, Artjom Gilz, Nicholas Podany, Petro Ninovskyi and Vic Michaelis, and the title PONIES is explained as “Persons Of No Interest.”