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Peacock Unveils First Trailer for 'Ponies,' Starring Emilia Clarke and Haley Lu Richardson

The preview sets up a 1977 Moscow spy story about two embassy secretaries stepping into covert roles, with a January 15, 2026 launch on Peacock.

Overview

  • Peacock released the first official look at Ponies on December 15, highlighting a pulpy action tone with shootouts, chases, and period detail.
  • Emilia Clarke plays Bea and Haley Lu Richardson plays Twila, widowed American embassy secretaries who become CIA operatives in Moscow.
  • The series title refers to “persons of no interest,” a conceit the characters exploit to operate unnoticed.
  • Creator David Iserson serves as showrunner alongside co-creator and executive producer Susanna Fogel, with Clarke also credited as an executive producer.
  • The show runs eight episodes of roughly an hour each, and Peacock has not yet specified whether installments will release all at once or weekly.