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[04/24/24 - 07:03 AM]
Video: Apple TV+ Debuts Trailer for "The Big Cigar," New Limited Series Starring Andre Holland as Black Panther Leader Huey P. Newton, Premiering Globally on Friday, May 17
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.
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[03/14/24 - 07:08 AM]
Apple TV+ Unveils First Look at "The Big Cigar," New Limited Series Starring Andre Holland as Black Panther Leader Huey P. Newton
"The Big Cigar" makes its global debut on May 17 with the first two episodes, followed by new episodes every Friday through June 14.
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[09/01/22 - 11:54 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, September 1
Updates include: Alex Moffat, Melissa Villaseñor and Aristotle Athari exit "Saturday Night Live"; Carla Gugino joins "The Girls on the Bus" at HBO Max; and Nicole Power cast in Netflix's "Glamorous."
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[08/19/22 - 11:32 PM]
Development Update: Friday, August 19
Updates include: ABC eyes "Ally McBeal" sequel series; John Corbett officially bound for HBO Max's "And Just Like That..."; and ABC passes on drama pilot "Criminal Nature."
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[08/18/22 - 11:37 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, August 18
Updates include: Neve Campbell to topline ABC's "Avalon"; Amy Ryan cast in Apple's "Sugar"; and Rory Culkin tapped for Netflix's "Black Mirror."
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[08/02/22 - 11:44 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, August 2
Updates include: Netflix pulls the plug on "First Kill"; Hannah Simone joins the cast of ABC's "Not Dead Yet"; and Paramount+, Comedy Central team for "Everybody Hates Chris" animated reboot series.
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[08/01/22 - 11:32 PM]
Development Update: Monday, August 1
Updates include: Showtime cancels anthology series "The First Lady"; Milo Manheim to star in "School Spirits" at Paramount+; and Kimi Rutledge joins Netflix's "Obliterated."
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[07/06/22 - 11:22 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, July 6
Updates include: BET+ gives early renewal to "The Ms. Pat Show"; P.J. Byrne cast in Apple's "The Big Cigar"; and Eric Haywood brings "Billionaire Class" to FOX.
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[07/05/22 - 11:35 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, July 5
Updates include: Amazon cancels "Night Sky" after one season; Bravo presses pause of "Million Dollar Listing New York"; and Showtime's "Your Honor" to end with upcoming season.
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[06/27/22 - 11:29 PM]
Development Update: Monday, June 27
Updates include: Alessandro Nivola cast in Apple's "The Big Cigar"; Poppy Liu to drop by "American Born Chinese" at Disney+; and Kristen Johnston to visit HBO's "The Righteous Gemstones."
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[06/15/22 - 11:22 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, June 15
Updates include: Billy Crystal to star in Apple's "Before"; Gina Rodriguez brings "Last Known Position" to Amazon; and AMC's "Demascus" fills out its cast.
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[04/07/22 - 09:09 AM]
Apple TV+ Lands Black Panther Drama "The Big Cigar," Executive Produced by NAACP Image Award-Winner Janine Sherman Barrois, Don Cheadle, Jim Hecht and Joshuah Bearman, with Andre Holland in Discussions to Star
The six-episode limited series tells the extraordinary, hilarious, almost-too-good-to-be-true story of how Huey P. Newton relied on his best friend, Bert Schneider, the Hollywood producer behind "Easy Rider," to elude a nationwide manhunt and escape to Cuba while being pursued into exile by the FBI.
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