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Peacock Unveils First Trailer for Ponies, Sets Jan. 15 Premiere

The series follows two embassy secretaries in 1977 Moscow who become CIA operatives after their husbands are killed.

Overview

  • Peacock released the first official trailer on December 15, confirming a January 15, 2026 premiere in the U.S.
  • Emilia Clarke and Haley Lu Richardson star as Bea and Twila, widowed American Embassy secretaries who step into covert roles in the Soviet Union.
  • The show is created by David Iserson with Susanna Fogel and runs eight episodes of roughly 60 minutes each, with the release cadence still unannounced by Peacock.
  • The trailer spotlights action, dark wit, and 1970s production design and explains the title as intelligence slang for “persons of no interest.”
  • In Australia, the series streams on Binge from January 16 and airs weekly on Showcase with a double-episode premiere, with Adrian Lester and others in supporting roles.