In The Big Cigar we are taken to the 1960s, during a time of many changes. From protests to the push of civil rights movements. Huey P. Newton is one of the political activists that made a stamp mark in this era as the founder of the Black Panther Party. André Holland plays Newton in the current limited series now playing on Apple TV+.

The Synopsis 

Based on the magazine article by Joshuah Bearman (“Argo”), who will also serve as executive producer, “The Big Cigar” is the incredible true story of Hollywood revolution meeting social revolution: it’s a wild caper of Black Panther founder Huey P. Newton  (André Holland, “Moonlightt”) escaping from the FBI to Cuba with the assistance of famed producer Bert Schneider (Alessandro Nivola, “The Many Saints of Newark”) in an impossibly elaborate plan — involving a fake movie production — that goes wrong every way it possibly can. And somehow, it’s all true. Mostly

Check out an exclusive clip with Marc Menchaga as “Agent Sydney Clark” in The Big Cigar. A FBI agent that is on a mission to stop Huey P. Newton from fleeting.

The Big Cigar is now available to stream on Apple TV+

Source: Apple TV+

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