Ponies (2026–2026)

TV ShowEndedThriller, Espionage1 season, 8 episodes
Ponies posterReview score: 69%

Plot

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 is an over educated, Russian speaking child of Soviet immigrants. Her cohort, Twila, 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.

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Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Ponies S01E08The StrangerS01E08 · 7.9In the season finale, Manya reunites with an old friend and makes a shocking discovery. As the danger peaks, Bea, Twila, and Sasha are forced to flee the city, finally uncovering the secret behind Andrei's swift rise within the KGB.
  2. 02Ponies S01E05Turn the Beat AroundS01E05 · 7.8In a bold and risky move, Bea enlists an unlikely ally to pose as Vera. However, what initially seems like a victory for the mission may actually be a trap set by their adversaries.
  3. 03Ponies S01E06Night MovesS01E06 · 7.7As dark truths about her late husband surface, Bea struggles to maintain her cover with the dangerous KGB officer Andrei. Meanwhile, Twila goes undercover at a local hotel to gather further intelligence.

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode8Episodes2026Aired 7.4Season avg
  1. S01E01Ponies S01E01Second Hand NewsJanuary 15, 2026 6.8After their lives are upended by tragedy in late 1970s Moscow, two CIA wives are thrust into a shadowy new world as they begin their journey
  2. S01E02Ponies S01E02Hanging on the TelephoneJanuary 15, 2026 7.0Bea and Twila begin their official training. Bea becomes a handler for a Soviet technician named Sasha and attracts the attention of a dange
  3. S01E03Ponies S01E03BackstreetsJanuary 15, 2026 7.4Bea strengthens her cover on a date with Andrei; Twila dives into an off-the-books investigation of‬ ‭a string of sex worker murders.
  4. S01E04Ponies S01E04Don't Go Breaking My HeartJanuary 15, 2026 6.9Twila runs her first asset, a Russian fixer named Vera who holds secrets regarding the deaths of their husbands. As Bea's bond with her asse
  5. S01E05Ponies S01E05Turn the Beat AroundJanuary 15, 2026 7.8In a bold and risky move, Bea enlists an unlikely ally to pose as Vera. However, what initially seems like a victory for the mission may act
  6. S01E06Ponies S01E06Night MovesJanuary 15, 2026 7.7As dark truths about her late husband surface, Bea struggles to maintain her cover with the dangerous KGB officer Andrei. Meanwhile, Twila g
  7. S01E07Ponies S01E07Livin' ThingJanuary 15, 2026 7.5A high-stakes stakeout across Moscow pushes both Bea and Twila to their physical and emotional limits. Their investigation finally reveals a
  8. S01E08Ponies S01E08Season's bestThe StrangerJanuary 15, 2026 7.9In the season finale, Manya reunites with an old friend and makes a shocking discovery. As the danger peaks, Bea, Twila, and Sasha are force

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Cast

Emilia ClarkeEmilia ClarkeBea GrantHaley Lu RichardsonHaley Lu RichardsonTwila HasbeckNicholas PodanyNicholas PodanyRay SymanskiAdrian LesterAdrian LesterDane WalterVic MichaelisVic MichaelisCheryl SymanskiArtjom GilzArtjom GilzAndrei VasilievPetro NinovskyiPetro NinovskyiSasha Shevchenko

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