The Big Cigar (2024)
The Big Cigar (2024)
Network & Production Companies




Plot.
Black Panther Party co-founder Huey P. Newton enlists an unlikely ally—Hollywood producer Bert Schneider—to elude an FBI manhunt and escape to Cuba.
Where to Watch.


Currently The Big Cigar is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Apple TV+, Apple TV Plus Amazon Channel
Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
Cast & Crew.

André Holland
Huey P. Newton

Alessandro Nivola
Bert Schneider

Tiffany Boone
Gwen Fontaine

P.J. Byrne
Steve Blauner

Marc Menchaca
Agent Sydney Clark

Moses Ingram
Teressa Dixon

Thamela Mpumlwana
Lil Bobby Hutton

Rebecca Dalton
Jessica

Alex Spencer
Big Bob Heard

Olli Haaskivi
Artie Ross

Jordane Christie
Bobby Seale

Glynn Turman
Walter

Courtney Friel
Journalist

James Cade
Agent Anderson

Andrew MacKay
Oakland Cop #1

Jim Hecht
Creator / Executive Producer / Teleplay

Arthur Spector
Executive Producer

Joshuah Bearman
Executive Producer / Other / Other / Teleplay

Joshua Davis
Executive Producer

Janine Sherman Barrois
Executive Producer / Teleplay

Keith Barnes
Driver

Arlene Halpenny-Heeley
Cast Driver

Daniela Saioni
Script Supervisor

Mark Logan
Location Manager

Chris Comrie
Production Accountant

Kerry Spurrell
Property Master

Ryan Reed
Hair Department Head

Matt Birman
Stunt Coordinator

Ameer Hasan
Staff Writer / Staff Writer / Teleplay

Daniel Mellitz
Visual Effects Supervisor

Dorian Williamson
Boom Operator

Mark Larkin
Art Direction

Janet Gayford
Production Coordinator

Lauren A. Wilkes
Associate Producer

Robin D. Cook
Local Casting

Robert Glasper
Original Music Composer

Dennis Chapman
Production Manager

Adam Crawford
Transportation Coordinator

Christina Kuhnigk
Set Decoration

Warren Alan Young
Production Design

Shauna Llewellyn
Makeup Department Head

Warner Strauss
Location Manager

Tina Newsham
Transportation Captain

Rob Sanderson
Special Effects Coordinator

Leah Daniels-Butler
Casting

Ben Fleck
Script Coordinator

Joshua Levey
Supervising Producer

Andrea Maxwell
Script Supervisor

Paul Gosse
Production Sound Mixer

Brian Harper
'B' Camera Operator

Tessa Phillips
Music Editor

Mike Solano
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Ben Rosenblatt
Co-Executive Producer

Bobbi Banks
Sound Supervisor

Michael Soos
'A' Camera Operator / Steadicam Operator / 'A' Camera Operator / Steadicam Operator

Aamina Gant
Music Supervisor

Dan Kaplow
Co-Executive Producer

Adam Ben Frank
Producer / Production Manager / Production Manager / Producer

Laurence Andries
Co-Executive Producer / Teleplay

Erin Washington
Dialect Coach

Rick Norman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Valerie C. Woods
Co-Executive Producer / Teleplay

Kohli Calhoun
Dialect Coach

Walter Newman
Sound Supervisor

Akira Nishihata
First Assistant 'A' Camera

Adam McDonald
Key Grip

Chris Howell
First Assistant 'B' Camera

Ken Young
Sound Supervisor

Gwendolyn M. Parker
Co-Executive Producer / Teleplay

Duncan Campbell
Construction Coordinator

David Breeze
Gaffer

Gersha Phillips
Costume Design
Media.















Details.
Release DateMay 16, 2024
StatusEnded
Seasons1
Episodes6
Content RatingTV-MA
Genres
Last updated:
This TV Show Is About.
black panthers
manhunt
Miniseries
thriller
cuba
fbi
miniseries
based on magazine, newspaper or article
movie producer
based on a true story
Wiki.
The Big Cigar is a 2024 biographical drama television miniseries developed by Jim Hecht, based on the 2012 Playboy article of the same name by Joshuah Bearman. Following the events of the Black Panther Party in 1970s, the series is about party founder Huey P. Newton escaping from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to Cuba with the help of Bert Schneider for an elaborate plan.
The miniseries stars André Holland, Alessandro Nivola, Tiffany Boone, P. J. Byrne, and Marc Menchaca. The Big Cigar premiered its first two episodes on Apple TV+ on May 17, 2024, and received generally positive reviews from critics. The series concluded on June 14, 2024.
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