Reel Perspectives January 15, 2026 Peacock Peacock's latest espionage thriller, Ponies , enters a crowded landscape of thrillers and still manages to feel sleek and emotionally grounded. Created by Susanna Fogel and David Iserson ( Mr. Robot ,  New Girl) , the series premiered on January 15 with all 8 episodes starring  Emilia Clarke and Haley Lu Richardson as two PONIES (persons of no interest in intelligence speak). Set in 1977 Moscow, the two work anonymously as secretarie

Reel Perspectives December 27, 2025 Courtesy of Peacock Episode one introduces a spy thriller where loyalty comes with an asterisk and surveillance isn’t evenly distributed. The Copenhagen Test: Loyalty Under Surveillance “Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?” Who watches the watchmen?   Peacock’s The Copenhagen Test  builds its entire premise around that question—and then immediately answers it with: apparently, everyone , especially if you’re a first-generation Chinese-American m