Ponies The Stranger (Season 1, Episode 8)
TV-MA
TV Episode | 48 min | Thriller

Ponies

The Stranger (Season 1, Episode 8)

TV-MA

TV Episode | 48 min | Thriller

Bea, Twila and Sasha flee the city and learn the secret behind Andrei's rise in the KGB.

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)

Editor

Tuan Quoc Le

Casting Director

Nanw Rowlands (casting by)

Production Designer

Sara K White

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Edit Released

Updated Jan 15, 2026

Release date

Jan 15, 2026 (United States)

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Cast	+ Add Cast
29 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	Without Remorse (II) (2021)
Vic Michaelis Cheryl Cheryl See fewer	Round and Round (2023)
Nicholas Podany Ray Ray 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)
Lili Walters Ivanna Ivanna See fewer	Ponies (2026)
Andrew Richardson Shep Shep See fewer	The Independent (2022)
Pál Mácsai Emile Emile See fewer	Abandoned (2001)
Paul Chahidi Alan Salek Alan Salek See fewer	The Death of Stalin (2017)
Clare Hughes Eevi Eevi See fewer	Ladies in Black (2024)
Diana Gardner Aksana Aksana See fewer	The Åre Murders (2025)
Natascha Bondar Sofia Sofia See fewer	8 Days (2019)
Bruder Andor KGB Handler (as Andor Bruder) KGB Handler (as Andor Bruder) See fewer	Ponies (2026)
Matthias Falvai State Department Official State Department Official See fewer	Umbilical Tether (2023)
Fehér Panna Lili (as Panna Fehér) Lili (as Panna Fehér) See fewer	Ponies (2026)
Simon Haines Sgt. Carter Sgt. Carter See fewer	The Running Man (2025)
Robert Jackson Ambassador Malcolm Toon Ambassador Malcolm Toon See fewer	Death by Lightning (2025)
Ferenc Jánosi Intense Man Intense Man See fewer	The Cost of Deception (2021)
Sofya Kryuk Young Manya Young Manya See fewer	Ponies (2026)
Alistair Mumford Elton John Elton John See fewer	Ponies (2026)
Sára Schmidt Polina Polina See fewer	Konekt
Elisabeth Snegir Young Sofia Young Sofia See fewer	Arknights (2019)
Christine Grace Szarko Gretchen Salek Gretchen Salek See fewer	Shadow and Bone (2021)
Roland Szóka Dimitri Dimitri See fewer	The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die (2023)
Franciska Töröcsik Sveta Sveta See fewer	Cat Call (2023)