Ponies is a spy thriller comedy-drama series co-created by Susanna Fogel and David Iserson. The Peacock series is set in the late 1970s, and it follows Bea and Twila, two secretaries working at the American embassy in Moscow, but when both of their husbands die in suspicious circumstances, they take it upon themselves to figure out why. Ponies stars Emilia Clarke, Haley Lu Richardson, Adrian Lester, Artjom Gilz, Nicholas Podany, Petro Ninovskyi, Vic Michaelis, and Maxim Gall. So, if you loved the hilarious comedy, thrilling drama, and compelling characters in Peacock’s Ponies, here are some similar shows you should check out next.
Slow Horses (Apple TV)
Slow Horses is a British spy thriller dark comedy-drama series created by Will Smith. Based on Mick Herron’s Slough House novel series, the Apple TV series revolves around a group of failed MI5 agents who are banished to spy purgatory known as Slough House under the supervision of a miserable veteran spy. Slow Horses stars Gary Oldman, Jack Lowden, Kristin Scott Thomas, Jonathan Pryce, Hugo Weaving, Saskia Reeves, Rosalind Eleazar, Christopher Chung, and Aimee-Ffion Edwards.
Patriot (Prime Video)
Patriot is an espionage comedy-drama series created by Steven Conrad. The Prime Video series follows a troubled American intelligence officer who’s tasked with going undercover as a mid-level employee at a Milwaukee industrial piping firm to prevent Iran from gaining nuclear power. Patriot stars Michael Dorman, Kurtwood Smith, Michael Chernus, Kathleen Munroe, Aliette Opheim, Chris Conrad, Terry O’Quinn, and Debra Winger.
Killing Eve (Netflix, Paramount+, Britbox & Philo)
Killing Eve is a British spy thriller dark comedy-drama series co-created by Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Emerald Fennell, Suzanne Heathcote, and Laura Neal. Based on Luke Jennings’ Villanelle, the BBC America series follows Eve Polastri, a bored MI5 agent who is tasked with capturing a psychopathic assassin named Villanelle, but soon both women become obsessed with each other. Killing Eve stars Sandra Oh, Jodie Comer, Fiona Shaw, Darren Boyd, Owen McDonnell, and Kirby Howell-Baptiste.
Minx (Netflix, Starz, The Roku Channel & Tubi)
Minx is a comedy-drama series created by Ellen Rapoport. The HBO Max and later Starz series is set in the 1970s in Los Angeles, and it follows Joyce Prigger, a feminist who reluctantly teams up with an adult entertainment publisher to create the first erotic magazine for women, but she soon begins to enjoy her job. Minx stars Ophelia Lovibond, Michael Angarano, Jessica Lowe, Oscar Montoya, Lennon Parham, Idara Victor, and Jake Johnson.
The Americans (Hulu, Disney+ & Rent on Prime Video)
The Americans is a period spy thriller drama series created by Joe Weisberg. The FX series is set during the Cold War, and it follows a seemingly ordinary couple living with their kids in Washington, D.C., who are actually Soviet KGB intelligence officers trying to gather information about the American government. The Americans stars Keri Russell, Matthew Rhys, Maximiliano Hernández, Holly Taylor, Keidrich Sellati, Noah Emmerich, Annet Mahendru, and Susan Misner.
The Diplomat (Netflix)
The Diplomat is a political thriller drama series created by Debora Cahn. The Netflix series follows the newly appointed U.S. ambassador to the UK, Katherine “Kate” Wyler, who must diffuse a dangerous international situation while also dealing with her deteriorating marriage. The Diplomat stars Keri Russell, Rufus Sewell, David Gyasi, Ali Ahn, Rory Kinnear, Ato Essandoh, Allison Janney, and Bradley Whitford.
The Night Manager (Prime Video)
The Night Manager is a British spy thriller drama series written by David Farr. Based on John le Carré’s 1993 novel of the same name, the Prime Video series follows Jonathan Pine, an ex-British soldier now working as the night manager at a luxury hotel. A series of incidents leads him to being recruited by a British spook to infiltrate the inner circle of a dangerous arms dealer. The Night Manager stars Tom Hiddleston, Hugh Laurie, Olivia Colman, Tom Hollander, Elizabeth Debicki, Diego Calva, and Camilla Morrone.