Yahoo

‘The Big Cigar’ Cast On Huey P. Newton, Historical References And Women Of The Movement

Apple TV+’s newest series, The Big Cigar, delivers a new perspective to the story of iconic revolutionist and Black Panther Party founder Huey P. Newton. The six-episode historical drama series is ...
Yahoo

‘The Big Cigar’ Cast and Character Guide: Who Stars in the Epic Tale?

André Holland fights the power and impacts Hollywood’s framework in his role as real-life figure Huey P. Newton in Apple TV+’s “The Big Cigar,” which marks the 70th anniversary of the Brown v. Board ...
CNN

‘The Big Cigar’ tells the wild story of Huey P. Newton’s fake-movie adventure in Hollywood

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 ...
The New York Times

In ‘The Big Cigar,’ a Black Panther Stars in a Fake Movie

This new series is based on the unlikely true story of a Hollywood producer who used a bogus film production to help Huey Newton flee to Cuba in 1974. By Chris Vognar When the movie producer Bert ...
collider

'The Big Cigar' Review - More Political Drama Than Wild Caper

Currently a features writer at Collider, Elisa Guimarães is an arts and entertainment journalist and a critic with over a decade of experience. Passionate about movies and TV shows as a whole, she ...