Check out the trailer for the upcoming series “The Big Cigar,” from Apple TV+ starring André Holland as Black Panther leader Huey P. Newton, premiering on Friday, May 17. The upcoming six-episode drama which tells the incredible true story of Newton’s escape to Cuba is executive produced by Janine Sherman Barrois, Jim Hecht and Joshuah Bearman, with the first two episodes directed and executive produced by Don Cheadle.
The series stars André Holland, Alessandro Nivola, Tiffany Boone, PJ Byrne, Marc Menchaca, Moses Ingram, Rebecca Dalton, Olli Haaskivi, Jordane Christie, and Glynn Turman.