Alessandro Nivola
Bert Schneider
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- 1. Panther/ Producer May 17, 2024
- Huey P Newton revives a revolution and comes across a surprising donor.
- 2. The Cuban May 17, 2024
- Huey tries to push the Black Panther Party away from armed confrontation.
- 3. Guns and Matzah May 24, 2024
- Huey and Eldridge remain divided; Bert and Steve clash over Huey.
The Big Cigar: Created by Jim Hecht. With André Holland, Alessandro Nivola, Tiffany Boone, P.J. Byrne. Follows Huey P. Newton's life. He escaped to Cuba to avoid prosecution for murder with the help of Bert Schneider, the Hollywood producer behind Easy Rider, as well as a few other celebrity radicals.
The Big Cigar is a biographical drama thriller miniseries developed by Jim Hecht, based on the 2012 Playboy article of the same name by Joshuah Bearman.
May 17, 2024 · Jim Hecht’s Apple TV+ miniseries “The Big Cigar,” based on Joshuah Bearman’s same-titled book, concerns Huey P. Newton’s escape from the FBI to Cuba. The series has fierce suspense, high product value, a deep ensemble, and keen psychological underpinnings.
A Black Panther leader teams up with a Hollywood producer to elude a nationwide manhunt and escape to Cuba while being pursued by the FBI.
May 17, 2024 · The Big Cigar, a series debuting on Apple TV+ on May 17, is based on Hollywood producer Bert Schneider’s effort to get the black power group’s co-founder Huey Newton to Cuba, running the...
Apr 24, 2024 · The Big Cigar is now s... The Black Panther Party, a fake movie production, and a nationwide manhunt. This is the true story of Huey P. Newton's escape to Cuba.
May 16, 2024 · 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. Drama 2024. 15+. TV-MA. Starring André Holland, Alessandro Nivola, Tiffany Boone.
