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Peacock Unveils First Trailer for Ponies, Premiering Jan. 15, 2026

The first trailer presents a female-led Cold War thriller rooted in 1977 Moscow.

Overview

  • Emilia Clarke and Haley Lu Richardson lead as Bea and Twila, widowed embassy secretaries who step into covert CIA work after their husbands die under mysterious circumstances.
  • Peacock sets the series for Jan. 15, 2026, with eight episodes running about 60 minutes each, while the release cadence has not been detailed.
  • David Iserson created and showruns the series with Susanna Fogel as executive producer, and Emilia Clarke also serves as an executive producer alongside producers Mike Daniels and Jessica Rhoades.
  • Adrian Lester appears as Dane with recurring roles also for Artjom Gilz, Nicholas Podany, Petro Ninovskyi, and Vic Michaelis.
  • Marketing explains the title as intelligence slang for "persons of no interest," and the trailer emphasizes propulsive action, dark wit, and period-accurate 1970s production design.