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PONIES
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Emilia Clarke
Bea
8 eps
Haley Lu Richardson
Twila
8 eps
Adrian Lester
Dane
8 eps
Artjom Gilz
Andrei
8 eps
Vic Michaelis
Cheryl
8 eps
Nicholas Podany
Ray
8 eps
Petro Ninovskyi
Sasha
8 eps
Harriet Walter
Manya Caplan
4 eps
Louis Boyer
Chris Grant
6 eps
John Macmillan
Tom Hasbeck
5 eps
Lili Walters
Ivanna
6 eps
Andrew Richardson
Shep
8 eps
Paul Chahidi
Alan Salek
5 eps
Patrick Fabian
George Bush
1 eps
Peter Brooke
Rick
1 eps
Jacob Channell
Marine
1 eps
Fred Faber
Sergei
1 eps
Panna Fehér
Lili
5 eps
Attila Halász
Drunken Diplomat
1 eps
Fatime Halmos
Russian Merchant
1 eps
Sabrina Jàvor
Amanda
3 eps
Kasi Béla
Bartender
1 eps
Joshua McGuire
Phil
1 eps
Katalin Lábán
Older Woman
1 eps
Gábor Pintér
Greasy Man
1 eps
Lorena Santana-Somogyi
Meg
3 eps
Christine Grace Szarkó
Gretchen Salek
4 eps
Igor Szasz
Older Man
1 eps
Tamás Varga
Singing Drunk Man
1 eps
Tanya Ivanova
Vera
2 eps
Pál Mácsai
Emile
6 eps
Tom Stourton
George Tallman
2 eps
Ana Neborac
Tatiana
3 eps
Attila Ferencz
Boris
2 eps
Franciska Törőcsik
Sveta
2 eps
Ekaterina Tuchina
Hostess
1 eps
Sophia Shkliaruk
Galyna
2 eps
Csaba Gieler
German Doctor
1 eps
Nóra Trokán
Maria
2 eps
Clare Hughes
Eevi
5 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How PONIES actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
PONIES reads strongest on Serialized, Character Depth and Bingeability.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
In 1977 Moscow, two "PONIES" ("persons of no interest") become CIA operatives and uncover a Cold War conspiracy their husbands were killed for.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E01
Second Hand News
After tragedy strikes, two American women embark on a new life as spies in the Soviet Union.
- Directed by Susanna Fogel
- Written by Susanna Fogel, David Iserson
S01E04
Don't Go Breaking My Heart
Twila runs her first asset, Vera, a Russian fixer with secrets tied to her husband's death.
- Directed by Viet Nguyen
- Written by Susanna Fogel, David Iserson
S01E02
Hanging on the Telephone
Bea becomes the handler for her Soviet asset, Sasha; Twila begins to uncover a larger conspiracy.
- Directed by Susanna Fogel
- Written by Susanna Fogel, David Iserson
S01E07
Livin' Thing
When Bea and Twila go on a stakeout across Moscow, they learn about the mole inside the Embassy.
- Directed by Ally Pankiw
- Written by Emilia Clarke, Adrian Lester
S01E08
The Stranger
Bea, Twila and Sasha flee the city and learn the secret behind Andrei's rise in the KGB.
- Directed by Susanna Fogel
- Written by Susanna Fogel, David Iserson
S01E03
Backstreets
Bea goes on a date with Andrei; Twila investigates a string of sex worker murders.
- Directed by Viet Nguyen
- Written by Susanna Fogel, David Iserson
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E01
Second Hand News
- Directed by Susanna Fogel
- Written by Susanna Fogel, David Iserson
S01E02
Hanging on the Telephone
- Directed by Susanna Fogel
- Written by Susanna Fogel, David Iserson
S01E03
Backstreets
- Directed by Viet Nguyen
- Written by Susanna Fogel, David Iserson
S01E04
Don't Go Breaking My Heart
- Directed by Viet Nguyen
- Written by Susanna Fogel, David Iserson
S01E05
Turn the Beat Around
- Directed by Susanna Fogel
- Written by Susanna Fogel, David Iserson
S01E06
Night Moves
- Directed by Ally Pankiw
- Written by Carolyn Cicalese, Rosa Handelman
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Susanna FogelExecutive Producer
- David IsersonExecutive Producer
- Emilia ClarkeExecutive Producer
- Jessica RhoadesExecutive Producer
Writing
- Susanna FogelWriter
- David IsersonWriter
- Emilia ClarkeWriter
- Carolyn CicaleseWriter
- Rosa HandelmanWriter
- Jordan J. RiggsWriter
Direction
- Susanna FogelDirector
- Viet NguyenDirector
- Ally PankiwDirector
Music
- Jung Jae-ilOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
- Amazon VideoBuy
- Apple TV StoreBuy
- Peacock PremiumStreaming
- Google Play MoviesBuy
- Fandango At HomeBuy
- Peacock Premium PlusStreaming
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