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.
Subs
SubsCurrently 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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