Bea and Twila were Ponies (in intelligence language, Persons of No Interest) until their husbands, both Communications Envoys for the associate to the US Ambassador to the USSR, died in the same crash of a small single-engine aircraft. Despite sounding like an accident, it wasn't one, and their widowed wives are now going to be included in an assignment to uncover why their husbands were killed.Thus, Bea, played by Emilia Clarke, and Twilla, played by Haley Lu Richardson, take on clerical jobs at the American embassy in Moscow so that they can use that as a cover to stay in Moscow and keep working as CIA operatives without getting suspected. The show, titled Ponies, is a Peacock Original, which will be released on Peacock on January 15, 2026. Here's a cast and character guide before you start watching the show.Ponies cast and character guidePonies stars Emilia Clarke and Haley Lu Richardson as protagonists Bea and Twila, respectively. Clarke is also known for her role as Daenerys Targaryen in the HBO drama Game of Thrones, G'iah in the MCU series Secret Invasion, Louisa Clark in Me Before You, and Rachel Novy in The Pod Generation, among others. Richardson, on the other hand, is also known for playing Stella Grant in Five Feet Apart, Hadley Sullivan in Love at First Sight, and Portia in The White Lotus Season 2, among others. View this post on Instagram Instagram PostAdrian Lester, who is known for his roles in Mary Queen of Scots, The Rook, The Undeclared War, and The Sandman, among others, stars as Dane. Artjom Gilz, whom you might remember from Greetings from America and Without Remorse, stars as Andrei. Nicholas Podany, who is best known for his roles in Hello Tomorrow! and Hart of Dixie, stars as Ray.Petro Ninovskyi, who is also known for playing Paul in My Young Prince and Viktor in The Silence, stars as Sasha. Vic Michaelis plays Cheryl, and newcomer and child actor Maxim Gall plays Trent. Michaelis is best known for hosting Very Important People and for their roles in Four Walls and Round and Round. The synopsis for Ponies, according to its trailer's YouTube description, is,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 (Emilia Clarke) is an over-educated, Russian-speaking child of Soviet immigrants. Her cohort, Twila (Haley Lu Richardson), 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. View this post on Instagram Instagram PostPonies is created by Susanna Fogel and David Iserson. Fogel has also directed the show, and Iserson also serves as showrunner. Fogel, Iserson, Emilia Clarke, Mike Daniels, and Jessica Rhoades are the executive producers of the show. The production companies behind the show are All The Time All, David Iserson Enterprises, Pacesetter Productions, and Universal Television.All episodes of Ponies will be released on Peacock on January 15, 2026.For more articles like this, follow SoapCentral.