Have you missed Emilia Clarke? You can catch up with her in Ponies, a Cold War espionage drama that expertly blends tension with dark comedy. Throw in some emotional stakes, and it’s no wonder the show has a 97% score on Rotten Tomatoes.
Ponies premiered back in January in the US and is finally available to watch in the UK via Sky and NOW. One question remains, though: will it return with season 2? Here’s what we know so far.
Ponies Season 2 Release Date
Unfortunately, Ponies hasn’t been renewed for additional episodes yet. The story is far from over, and the showrunners have plans for what’s to come.
“We’re ready to dive into season two as soon as the starting gun goes off and we hope someone fires it soon!” creators Susanna Fogel and David Iserson told Deadline after the first season wrapped up.
Fast-forward four months, and there’s still no official word on whether the series will make a comeback. All we can do for now is keep our fingers crossed. If all goes well, Ponies season 2 could arrive in 2027 or 2028.
Ponies Cast
- Emilia Clarke as Beatrice “Bea” Grant
- Haley Lu Richardson as Twila Hasbeck
- Adrian Lester as Dane Walter
- Artjom Gilz as Andrei Vasiliev
- Vic Michaelis as Cheryl Szymanski
- Nicholas Podany as Ray Szymanski
- Petro Ninovskyi as Sasha Shevchenko
What Is Ponies About?
Set in late-1970s Moscow, Ponies follows Bea Grant and Twila Hasbeck, two American embassy wives.
Their lives implode after their CIA-agent husbands supposedly die in a mysterious plane crash. Refusing to accept the official explanation, the women are recruited by the CIA and transformed from overlooked “PONIES” (“Persons of No Interest”) into covert operatives inside the Soviet Union.
Outrageous premise? Sure. If can suspend disbelief, however, the show is a very good time.
Bea is polished and emotionally guarded. Twila, meanwhile, is more impulsive and intuitive. As they work missions across Moscow, they uncover evidence suggesting their husbands’ deaths were connected to a mole inside the CIA itself. The paranoia ramps up, especially once they suspect that almost everyone around them could be compromised.
We won’t give away any spoilers, but the first season ends with multiple cliffhangers, suggesting that the women are nowhere near done with their espionage ways. Ponies season 2 would continue their story, likely with even more chaotic twists meant to keep viewers glued to the screen. We can hardly wait.
Are There Other Shows Like Ponies?
If you like Ponies, shows with similar vibes include Slow Horses, The Americans, The Residence, Killing Eve, The Diplomat, The Night Manager, and Black Doves.
