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The Big Cigar

The Big Cigar

Lights. Camera. Revolution.

20245.51 Season6 EpisodesEndedTV-MA

Overview

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.

Created by Arthur Spector
Written by Joshuah Bearman, Ameer Hasan
Produced by Adam Ben Frank
NetworksApple TV

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Top Cast

André Holland

André Holland

Huey P. Newton

Alessandro Nivola

Alessandro Nivola

Bert Schneider

Tiffany Boone

Tiffany Boone

Gwen Fontaine

P.J. Byrne

P.J. Byrne

Steve Blauner

Marc Menchaca

Marc Menchaca

Agent Sydney Clark

Moses Ingram

Moses Ingram

Teressa Dixon

Jaime Ray Newman

Jaime Ray Newman

Roz Torrance

Hudson Robert Wurster

Hudson Robert Wurster

Michael Torrance

Rebecca Dalton

Rebecca Dalton

Jessica

Inny Clemons

Inny Clemons

Richard Pryor

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Themes & Keywords

cubafbiblack panther partybased on true storyminiseriesmanhuntbased on magazine, newspaper or articlemovie producerthriller

About The Big Cigar

The Big Cigar is a drama series that first aired in 2024 exploring themes of cuba, fbi, black panther party, based on true story, miniseries, manhunt. Created by Arthur Spector, it stars André Holland, Alessandro Nivola, Tiffany Boone. 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.

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