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‘Persons of no interest:’ embassy wives become spies in new thriller : Sources & Methods

Haley Lu Richardson as Twila and Emilia Clarke as Bea in PONIES.
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Two American women — living in Cold War-era Moscow, with husbands in the CIA — suddenly become undercover agents themselves. That’s the set-up for PONIES, a new spy thriller now available on Peacock. Mary Louise Kelly speaks with star Haley Lu Richardson and showrunner David Iserson about the show, the research behind it, and what makes a good spy.
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