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‘Ponies’ canceled after one season on Peacock, cast including Haley Lu Richardson and Vic Michaelis responds
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‘Ponies’ canceled after one season on Peacock, cast including Haley Lu Richardson and Vic Michaelis responds

Peacock has canceled the Susanna Fogel and David Iserson series “Ponies” after one season, according to Deadline. The show’s stars and cast members took to social media after the news, including Haley Lu Richardson and Vic Michaelis.

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Peacock has canceled “Ponies” after one season, and the show will not return for additional episodes, Deadline reported June 23. The comedy-drama series, created by Susanna Fogel and David Iserson, premiered with a single-season run on the streamer and is ending at Season 1, per the report.

“Ponies” stars Emilia Clarke and Haley Lu Richardson. Following the cancellation announcement, Deadline said Richardson and other cast members shared reactions online, as the series concluded without a renewal.

Deadline also cited comments from Vic Michaelis, alongside additional cast members described in the report as weighing in after the decision. The coverage focuses on the performers’ public responses to the termination rather than any formal explanation from Peacock in the cited material.

Because the report characterizes “Ponies” as not moving past Season 1, the cancellation effectively removes the series from the streamer’s forward development slate. For viewers, that means the narrative will conclude without future-season continuation on Peacock, assuming no change in distribution or format is announced after the initial cancellation.

Fogel and Iserson, the series creators identified by Deadline, will now need to redirect any remaining development plans away from “Ponies,” unless individual elements of the show are reused for other projects. For the cast, the cancellation shifts scheduling and promotional priorities to other roles and commitments.

Representatives for Peacock and the show were not quoted in the provided reporting summary beyond the statement that the series will not continue beyond Season 1. Deadline’s write-up centers on the cast’s social-media reactions after the cancellation news broke.

The “Ponies” ending at Season 1 also raises the broader question of how streaming platforms manage renewal decisions for scripted series after initial audience and performance assessments. In this case, the decision is already final for the show’s on-platform run, based on the June 23 reporting.

Why It Matters

  • The cancellation ends “Ponies” at its planned Season 1 cutoff, affecting viewers expecting potential continuation on Peacock.
  • The decision changes near-term creative and scheduling plans for the show’s creators and cast, shifting attention to other projects.
  • For a streaming audience, the abrupt end highlights the short turnaround some scripted series can face after initial performance reviews.
  • The report’s focus on performer reactions underscores how quickly public-facing projects can move from rollout to cancellation announcements.

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Key Facts

  • Deadline reported on June 23, 2026 that Peacock canceled “Ponies” after one season.
  • The series will not move past Season 1, according to the report.
  • “Ponies” was created by Susanna Fogel and David Iserson.
  • The show stars Emilia Clarke and Haley Lu Richardson.
  • Deadline said Richardson, Vic Michaelis, and additional cast members reacted on social media following the cancellation.