One of the wildest stories involving the Black Panther movement is about to come to life.

In the six-part Apple TV+ series, viewers are invited to learn about Huey P. Newton – and his incredible elaborate plot to get himself out of the USA to safety.

The Big Cigar synopsis:

Based on the magazine article of the same name by Joshuah Bearman, who also serves as executive producer, The Big Cigar tells the incredible true story of Hollywood revolution meeting social revolution.

It’s a wild caper about Black Panther founder Huey P. Newton escaping from the FBI to Cuba.

Getting assistance of famed producer Bert Schneider as part of an impossibly elaborate plan involving a fake movie production, the group’s mission goes wrong every way it possibly can.

The Big Cigar cast:

The cast of The Big Cigar consists of:

• André Holland (Moonlight, Selma)
• Alessandro Nivola (The Many Saints of Newark)
• Tiffany Boone (Hunters, The Following)
• PJ Byrne (Big Little Lies, Babylon)
• Marc Menchaca (Ozark, American Rust)
• Moses Ingram (The Queen’s Gambit, Obi-Wan Kenobi)
• Rebecca Dalton (Spun Out, The LA Complex)
• Olli Haaskivi (Oppenheimer, Manifest)
• Jordane Christie (Why Women Kill, Haunting of Hill House)
• Glynn Turman (Percy Jackson and The Olympians, Black Cake)

‘The Big Cigar’ premieres globally on Friday May 17th with the first two episodes, followed by new episodes every Friday.