Spy thriller “Ponies,” starring Emilia Clarke and Haley Lu Richardson, and “The Other Bennet Sister,” starring Ella Bruccoleri and Richard E. Grant, are among the drama series and TV movies competing for the Golden Nymph Award at the Monte-Carlo Television Festival, which starts Friday.

The jury is chaired by British actress Lesley Manville, who serves alongside British actor Kevin McKidd, U.S. showrunner Greg Daniels, French actress Frédérique Bel, South Korean producer Hojin Kwon, and British actress Yasmin Finney.

“Ponies,” from Universal Television, is set in Moscow in the 1970s and centers on two secretaries at the American embassy who become CIA operatives after their husbands are killed, uncovering a Cold War conspiracy behind the tragedy.

“The Other Bennet Sister,” based on Janice Hadlow’s novel of the same name, follows the adventures of Mary, the forgotten middle sister among the five Bennet women in “Pride and Prejudice.” It’s produced by Bad Wolf.

Also competing is crime drama “Gone,” starring David Morrissey as an inscrutably composed headteacher whose wife has gone missing, and Eve Myles as the detective who is investigating. It is produced by New Pictures and Observatory Pictures.

Also competing is “Gomorrah: The Origins,” from Sky Studios and Cattleya, which is set in 1977 in Naples. The show follows Pietro Savastano – a tough city kid from a poor neighborhood – who is set to enter the criminal underworld as a means of survival.

“Olivia,” from Florida Film and ZDF, tells the story of Olivia Jones, a drag icon, restaurant owner and public advocate for tolerance and diversity. The film stars Johannes Hegemann.

Crime drama “The Uniform,” from Miso Film, exposes the deadly cost of loyalty and corruption within a fractured and fiercely competitive police academy in contemporary Denmark.

Crime mystery “Jones,” from Caracol Studios, centers around a shocking murder during a luxurious family gathering in an exclusive location. A detective, endowed with the special ability to communicate with the dead, partners with Júlia, the sharp-witted victim, to solve her own murder.

“Fadia,” from Cinema Virgin, addresses the topic of femicide in the name of a misguided sense of family honor. Fadia is supposed to die at the hands of her own family, but she is rescued by neighbors, who risk everything to ensure her continued safety. But for Fadia the struggle is far from over.

Finally, TV film “Rosso Volante,” from Wonder Project and Wonder Film, follows the pursuit of an Olympic gold medal over four years in the 1960s of bobsleigh athlete Eugenio Monti.