Show primer
What is PONIES about? PONIES is a spy thriller set in 1970s Moscow. Emilia and Haley play two widows who become CIA assets/spies in order to figure out what happened to their husbands, who (allegedly) died in action.
What does PONIES stand for? PONIES = “Persons of No Interest” aka PONIs aka PONIES.
Is there any gay shit? Yes.
‘PONIES’ has officially bonded Emilia Clarke and Haley Lu Richardson for life.
The stars of the spy thriller that deals with all things romance and trust sat down with Cosmo to chat their friendship and hopes for season 2. https://t.co/tBmvEQBw3a pic.twitter.com/icm0tXzNW2
— Cosmopolitan (@Cosmopolitan) January 23, 2026
Cosmo interview
On the similarities and differences between Bea (Emilia) and Twila (Haley):
EC: We are incredibly different on the surface. Twila is loud. I am not. She has less of a filter; I have far too much of a filter. I want to make sure that everyone around me is happy with me and I’m doing a good job. And Twila, her knee-jerk reaction is to not do that. So we couldn’t be more different. But the core of both of us are two women who haven’t yet figured out who they are. Two women who see the world differently, but I think feel it the same.
[more]On the CIA vs KGB:
EC: Sometimes they’re weirdly on the same side….Adrian’s character in PONIES has a really good rundown and explanation of, like, if we didn’t exist, they wouldn’t exist. It’s just all so deeply based in a lack of trust in humanity.
On their favorite spy tv shows & movies:
EC: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy… The Secrets We Kept is a very good spy book… All the President’s Men… The Departed, but that’s not really a spy… The Americans… Black Bag… If there’s anything spy centric, I’m in. Especially of the period drama variety.
HLR: I’m not really a spy gal, honestly. I probably wouldn’t have done this show if it wasn’t for how much I love Twila and the core being about these two women in this friendship. I guess you can quote me on that because that’s what this is… an interview. I do like The Pink Panther.
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