Watch the official trailer for the Apple TV+ limited drama series The Big Cigar, based on Joshuah Bearman's article.
The Big Cigar Cast:
André Holland, Tiffany Boone, Alessandro Nivola, Marc Menchaca and P. J. Byrne
Stream The Big Cigar May 17, 2024 on Apple TV+!
The Big Cigar Cast:
André Holland, Tiffany Boone, Alessandro Nivola, Marc Menchaca and P. J. Byrne
Stream The Big Cigar May 17, 2024 on Apple TV+!
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00:00 [MUSIC]
00:02 The story I'm about to tell you is how I, Huey P. Newton,
00:06 the Black Panther Party founder, was set free into a prison.
00:10 [MUSIC]
00:11 I envision a world beyond conflict and violence.
00:14 [MUSIC]
00:15 I want to transform society.
00:17 This is just the beginning.
00:18 [MUSIC]
00:20 Talk about a star. That guy's a star.
00:23 [MUSIC]
00:23 Bird Dick, Richard Pryor as Huey P. Newton in the Huey Newton Story.
00:27 What don't we look alike?
00:28 Not really.
00:30 [MUSIC]
00:32 The FBI has been pursuing Huey Newton for years.
00:36 They saw the programs worked and change was happening.
00:39 [MUSIC]
00:40 We are trying to stop an enemy of the state.
00:43 [MUSIC]
00:45 A massive nationwide manhunt is now underway.
00:48 Where am I supposed to go?
00:49 You should check out Bird.
00:51 He's willing to do whatever it takes.
00:53 They're expecting you at every crossing.
00:55 That's why I'm leaving the country.
00:56 You're gonna need disguises, transportation.
00:59 You're the high shot producer man. Produce this.
01:01 [MUSIC]
01:02 This is a dangerous idea.
01:04 [MUSIC]
01:08 I didn't know I was having company.
01:10 [MUSIC]
01:11 Alright, listen up. We're gonna get Huey to Cuba in the next 48 hours.
01:14 What we do is we make it look like it's one of your movies.
01:16 It's a location shoot as far as the feds are concerned.
01:19 We got hair, makeup, wardrobe.
01:21 What movie are we talking about?
01:22 The Big Cigar.
01:23 I mean, I love the Big Cigar, man.
01:26 [MUSIC]
01:27 We need to secure a boat.
01:28 The Big Cigar is lit.
01:30 [MUSIC]
01:31 I am willing to fight with you because I believe in you.
01:34 [MUSIC]
01:36 We got company.
01:37 They must have followed somebody unless somebody told them where to go.
01:39 [MUSIC]
01:40 The FBI is gonna rain fire.
01:42 This is our lives burnt.
01:44 Huey's fight is worth risking everything to do.
01:46 We're gonna beat the Beverly Hills Seven, man.
01:48 They call you that after you're arrested.
01:50 [MUSIC]
01:55 (dramatic music)
01:57 you