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1970s Moscow: Women Spy Amid CIA Secrets and Betrayals

1/24/2026

Summary

Story summary

The series Ponies, set in 1970s Moscow, follows Bea Grant and Twila Hasbeck, two women whose Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) husbands are presumed dead, who become amateur spies.
The show features espionage and conspiracies, including the revelation that one woman accidentally kills an informant.
Despite strong chemistry between Emilia Clarke and Haley Lu Richardson, the series struggles to compete with larger streaming platforms and reveals a mole within the CIA.

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Story summary

The series Ponies, set in 1970s Moscow, follows Bea Grant and Twila Hasbeck, two women whose Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) husbands are presumed dead, who become amateur spies.
The show features espionage and conspiracies, including the revelation that one woman accidentally kills an informant.
Despite strong chemistry between Emilia Clarke and Haley Lu Richardson, the series struggles to compete with larger streaming platforms and reveals a mole within the CIA.