Plot Synopsis

Based on the "Playboy" magazine article by Executive Producer Joshuah Bearman, THE BIG CIGAR is a six-episode drama series that tells the true story of Hollywood revolution meeting social revolution. It's a wild caper of Black Panther founder Huey P. Newton escaping from the FBI to Cuba with the assistance of famed producer Bert Schneider 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. THE BIG CIGAR debuted on Friday, May 17, 2024 on Apple TV+, which released the first two episodes, each directed and executive produced by Don Cheadle. A new installment drops weekly on Fridays through June 14.