“The Big Cigar” had a long journey to the screen. It was first set up at Sony in 2012 as a film adaptation of a Playboy article by journalist Joshuah Berman, who had previously written the article ...

Developed by Jim Hecht, The Big Cigar chronicles the search for political activist Huey P. Newton, the Black Panther Party founder. It also focuses on the unlikely camaraderie between Newton and film ...

Long before “fake news,” “The Big Cigar” looks back to the time of a fake movie – specifically, one designed to provide Black Panther Party founder Huey P. Newton cover to flee America for Cuba. Yet ...

André Holland is the best reason to watch "The Big Cigar," a messy, overstuffed fact-ish miniseries, premiering Friday on Apple TV+, mainly but only partly about the relationship of Black Panther ...

Discover What’s Streaming On: Apple TV+ series like Palm Royale, Franklin, and Sugar have all aired series finales in recent weeks, but have no fear! The streaming platform has new series rolling out, ...

“The Big Cigar” is the true story of Black Panther Party co-founder Huey P. Newton and his daring escape to Cuba with the help of Hollywood film producer Bert Schneider. Rolling out caught up with ...

Whatever you think Apple+’s new limited series “The Big Cigar” is about, you’re probably wrong. For one thing — it’s not about smoking. Or cigars. Except, maybe, peripherally. Instead, it’s about a ...