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.
Premiere: Thursday, January 15, 2026
Co-Creator / Co-Writer / Executive Producer / Showrunner: David Iserson (Mr. Robot, New Girl)
Co-Creator / Director / Co-Writer / Executive Producer: Susanna Fogel (The Flight Attendant, The Spy Who Dumped Me)
Executive Producer / Showrunner: Mike Daniels (Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist, The Village)
Executive Producer: Jessica Rhoades (Black Mirror, Station Eleven, Dirty John)
Series Regular / Executive Producer: Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones, Me Before You)
Series Regulars: Haley Lu Richardson (The White Lotus), Adrian Lester (Sandman, Day After Tomorrow), Artjom Gilz (Tar, Das Boot), Nicholas Podany (Saturday Night, Hello Tomorrow), Petro Ninovskyi (Shttl, Silence), Vic Michaelis (Very Important People, Upload)
Co-Executive Producers: Katherine Bridle, Alison Mo Massey, Jared Ian Goldman, Rosa Handelman
Produced By: Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group
Format: Espionage thriller, 8 x 60-minute episodes
