Huey P. Newton would have been skeptical of The Big Cigar, a miniseries that dramatizes his flight from the U.S. to Cuba in 1974—and the show is the first to admit it. “The story I’m about to tell you is true,” says the Black Panther Party co-founder (played by Moonlight and The Knick star André Holland) in a voiceover that prefaces the electrifying, six-part series, which premieres May 17 on Apple TV+.
Black Panthers Meet New Hollywood In The Bold, Thrilling Series The Big Cigar
Judy Berman, Time: Entertainment
Thu, 05/16/2024 - 6:00am
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- The True Story Behind The Big Cigar
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 operation ...
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A new miniseries tells the stranger-than-fiction story of how a Hollywood radical helped Huey P. Newton escape the U.S.
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