Ponies Turn the Beat Around (Season 1, Episode 5)
TV-MA
TV Episode | 47 min | Drama, Thriller

Ponies

Turn the Beat Around (Season 1, Episode 5)

TV-MA

TV Episode | 47 min | Drama, Thriller

Bea and Twila enlist an unlikely ally to pose as Vera, but the victory could actually be a trap.

Creators

Susanna Fogel (created by) | David Iserson (created by)

Showrunners

Mike Daniels | David Iserson

Director

Susanna Fogel

Writers

Susanna Fogel (written by) | David Iserson (written by) | Carolyn Cicalese (executive story editor) | Jordan J. Riggs (executive story editor) | Amalia Mathewson (staff writer)

Producers

Gergö Balika (producer) | Howard Ellis (producer) | Adam Goodman (producer) | Jonathan Talbert (producer)

Composers

Jung Jae-il (composer) | Christopher Willis (composer)

Cinematographer

Anna Patarakina (director of photography)

Editors

Elizabeth Cirillo (editor) | Rita K. Sanders (editor)

Casting Director

Nanw Rowlands (casting by)

Production Designer

Sara K White

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Edit Released

Updated Jan 14, 2026

Release date

Jan 15, 2026 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

1 nomination

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Cast	+ Add Cast
23 cast members

Name	Known for
Emilia Clarke Beatrice Grant Beatrice Grant See fewer	Game of Thrones (2011)
Haley Lu Richardson Twila Hasbeck Twila Hasbeck See fewer	Five Feet Apart (2019)
Adrian Lester Dane Walter Dane Walter See fewer	The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
Artjom Gilz Andrei Vasiliev Andrei Vasiliev See fewer	Ponies (2026)
Vic Michaelis Cheryl Symanski Cheryl Symanski See fewer	Round and Round (2023)
Nicholas Podany Ray Symanski Ray Symanski See fewer	Ponies (2026)
Petro Ninovskyi Sasha Shevchenko Sasha Shevchenko See fewer	The Silence (2021)
Harriet Walter Manya Caplan Manya Caplan See fewer	Sense and Sensibility (1995)
Louis Boyer Chris Grant Chris Grant See fewer	Outside the Wire (2021)
Pál Mácsai Emile Emile See fewer	Abandoned (2001)
Andrew Richardson Shep Shep See fewer	The Independent (2022)
Clare Hughes Eevi Eevi See fewer	Ladies in Black (2024)
Diana Gardner Aksana Aksana See fewer	The Åre Murders (2025)
Nikita Kukushkin Yuri Yuri See fewer	Caught Stealing (2025)
Eddie Toll Mikhail Mikhail See fewer	A Thousand Blows (2024)
Péter Harna Russian Prisoner Russian Prisoner See fewer	Ponies (2026)
Zoltán Hetényi Fake Caterpillar Fake Caterpillar See fewer	Robin Hood (2006)
Toma Hrisztov Young KGB Agent Young KGB Agent See fewer	Együtt kezdtük (2022)
Péter Janicsek KGB Agent Daniil KGB Agent Daniil See fewer	Il tunnel della libertà (2004)
Maxim Gall Trent Trent See fewer	Ponies (2026)
Kevin Ezekiel Ogunleye US Marine US Marine See fewer	Jack Ryan (2018)
Simon Haines Carter Carter See fewer	Ponies (2026)
Sophia Shkliaruk Galyna (uncredited) Galyna (uncredited) See fewer	Ponies (2026)