The primary trailer for Apple TV+’s The Huge Cigar, under, appears to be like like a lot enjoyable I nearly don’t need to know the way true the “unbelievable true story” about Black Panther chief Huey P. Newton truly is. And as of Friday, the present’s on with its first two episodes.
The upcoming drama sequence tells the story of Newton enlisting a Hollywood producer to faux out the FBI, offering cowl for the political activist’s escape to Cuba in 1974. That got here after Newton jumped bail on homicide and assault costs he referred to as false.
UPDATE: The Huge Cigar now airs on Apple TV+. The primary two episodes got here out Friday. The third episode airs Could 24.
The Huge Cigar trailer performs up wild Black Panther-FBI fake-out with Hollywood’s assist
The six-episode drama The Huge Cigar “tells the unbelievable true story of Newton’s escape to Cuba,” Apple TV+ says. André Holland stars as Newton. And earlier than we go any additional, “The Huge Cigar” is the title of the faux film manufacturing that aided Newton’s escape.
I say I don’t need to know the way true to historical past the film is for good motive. I’ve gotten into the behavior these days of studying supply materials for Apple TV+ films and reveals. And typically that comes again to chew me.
An instance could be after I learn the guide behind the Manhunt sequence concerning the chase for Lincoln murderer John Wilkes Sales space. The best way the present (understandably) tried to make the storytelling extra visible by having august and asthmatic Secretary of Conflict Edwin Stanton (performed by Tobias Menzies) chase down perps and interrogate individuals in all places drove me nuts. In actuality, he ran the manhunt’s frantic operations from a telegraph room.
The Huge Cigar‘s large story
Notably, The Huge Cigar restricted sequence is govt produced by NAACP Picture Award winner Janine Sherman Barrois, Jim Hecht and Joshuah Bearman. And even perhaps extra notably, multi-award-winning actor/director/producer Don Cheadle directs and govt produces the primary two episodes.
Whether or not or not it’s due to Cheadle’s affect, the The Huge Cigar trailer feels prefer it was made for an Ocean’s Eleven-style caper film. (Cheadle performed cockney-accented munitions knowledgeable Basher Tarr in that 2001 heist comedy.)
Right here’s the Apple TV+ description of The Huge Cigar:
Based mostly on the journal article of the identical identify by Joshuah Bearman (Argo), who additionally serves as govt producer, The Huge Cigar tells the unbelievable true story of Hollywood revolution assembly social revolution. It’s a wild caper about Black Panther founder Huey P. Newton escaping from the FBI to Cuba with the help of famed producer Bert Schneider in an impossibly elaborate plan — involving a faux film manufacturing — that goes unsuitable each means it probably can.
Will The Huge Cigar pull off the caper, or will it grow to be a foolish mess? Onerous to say simply from the trailer, which Apple TV+ launched Wednesday.
The Bearman article appeared in Playboy in December 2012, however doesn’t look like obtainable on-line with out subscription. Holland stars alongside Alessandro Nivola, Tiffany Boone, P. J. Byrne, Marc Menchaca, Moses Ingram, Rebecca Dalton, Olli Haaskivi, Jordane Christie and Glynn Turman.
And by the way in which, this 1977 Washington Submit article about Newton’s return from Cuba to face costs serves as a fairly nifty time capsule.
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Sherman Barrois (Claws, Self Made) serves as showrunner for The Huge Cigar. Govt producer Hecht (Profitable Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty) wrote the primary episode. The sequence comes from Warner Bros. Tv. Different govt producers are Bearman, Joshua Davis and Arthur Spector (Little America) via Epic.
The six-part sequence debuts Could 17 with two episodes, adopted by a brand new one every Friday via June 14.
Watch The Huge Cigar and different dramas on Apple TV+
The six-part sequence The Huge Cigar debuts Could 17 on Apple TV+ with two episodes, adopted by a brand new one every Friday via June 14. With many dramas on provide, the service is offered by subscription for $9.99 with a seven-day free trial. You too can get it through any tier of the Apple One subscription bundle. For a restricted time, prospects who buy and activate a brand new iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Mac or iPod contact can get pleasure from three months of Apple TV+ free of charge.
After launching in November 2019, “Apple TV+ turned the primary all-original streaming service to launch all over the world, and has premiered extra authentic hits and acquired extra award recognitions quicker than every other streaming service. Up to now, Apple Unique movies, documentaries and sequence have been honored with 471 wins and a couple of,090 award nominations and counting,” the service mentioned.
Along with award-winning films and TV reveals (together with breakout soccer comedy Ted Lasso), Apple TV+ presents a wide range of documentaries, dramas, comedies, children reveals and extra.
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This publish first revealed on April 24, 2024. We republished it on the present’s air date, Could 17, 2024.