The Big Cigar

The Big Cigar

2024 | 1 Seasons | TV-MA
Lights. Camera. Revolution.
The Big Cigar

Storyline

Black Panther Party co-founder Huey P. Newton enlists an unlikely ally—Hollywood producer Bert Schneider—to elude an FBI manhunt and escape to Cuba.
  • Creator
    Jim Hecht
  • Genre
    Drama
  • Type
    Miniseries
  • Network
    Apple TV+
  • Status
    Returning Series
  • First Aired
    16 May 2024
  • Last Aired
    30 May 2024
  • Seasons
    1
  • Episodes
    6
  • Language
    English

Cast

André Holland

André Holland

Huey P. Newton
Alessandro Nivola

Alessandro Nivola

Bert Schneider
Tiffany Boone

Tiffany Boone

Gwen Fontaine
P.J. Byrne

P.J. Byrne

Steve Blauner
Marc Menchaca

Marc Menchaca

Agent Sydney Clark
Moses Ingram

Moses Ingram

Teressa Dixon
Rebecca Dalton

Rebecca Dalton

Jessica
Olli Haaskivi

Olli Haaskivi

Artie Ross
Jordane Christie

Jordane Christie

Bobby Seale
Glynn Turman

Glynn Turman

Walter

Crew

Kerry Spurrell

Property Master

Mark Larkin

Art Direction

Warren Alan Young

Production Design

Duncan Campbell

Construction Coordinator

Christina Kuhnigk

Set Decoration

Michael Soos

"A" Camera Operator

Akira Nishihata

First Assistant "A" Camera

Adam McDonald

Key Grip

Brian Harper

"B" Camera Operator

Chris Howell

First Assistant "B" Camera

Suki Medencevic

Director of Photography

Shauna Llewellyn

Makeup Department Head

Ryan Reed

Hair Department Head
Gersha Phillips

Gersha Phillips

Costume Design

Erin Washington

Dialect Coach

Arlene Halpenny-Heeley

Cast Driver

Rob Sanderson

Special Effects Coordinator

Adam Crawford

Transportation Coordinator

Kohli Calhoun

Dialect Coach

Tina Newsham

Transportation Captain

Keith Barnes

Driver
Matt Birman

Matt Birman

Stunt Coordinator

Daniela Saioni

Script Supervisor

Andrea Maxwell

Script Supervisor

Ben Fleck

Script Coordinator
Don Cheadle

Don Cheadle

Director

Avril Beukes

Editor

Rebecca Valente

Editor

J.P. "Brendan" Bernardo

Editor

David Breeze

Gaffer

Adam Ben Frank

Production Manager

Dennis Chapman

Production Manager

Gwendolyn M. Parker

Co-Executive Producer
Joshuah Bearman

Joshuah Bearman

Executive Producer

Robin D. Cook

Local Casting
Janine Sherman Barrois

Janine Sherman Barrois

Executive Producer

Valerie C. Woods

Co-Executive Producer
Arthur Spector

Arthur Spector

Executive Producer

Dan Kaplow

Co-Executive Producer

Joshua Levey

Supervising Producer
Joshua Davis

Joshua Davis

Executive Producer

Ben Rosenblatt

Co-Executive Producer

Lauren A. Wilks

Associate Producer

Laurence Andries

Co-Executive Producer

Janet Gayford

Production Coordinator
Jim Hecht

Jim Hecht

Executive Producer
Leah Daniels-Butler

Leah Daniels-Butler

Casting

Mark Logan

Location Manager

Warner Strauss

Location Manager

Chris Comrie

Production Accountant
Don Cheadle

Don Cheadle

Executive Producer

Walter Newman

Sound Supervisor

Paul Gosse

Production Sound Mixer

Mike Solano

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Aamina Gant

Music Supervisor

Bobbi Banks

Sound Supervisor

Ken Young

Sound Supervisor

Dorian Williamson

Boom Operator

Tessa Phillips

Music Editor
Robert Glasper

Robert Glasper

Original Music Composer

Rick Norman

Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Daniel Mellitz

Daniel Mellitz

Visual Effects Supervisor

Ameer Hasan

Teleplay
Joshuah Bearman

Joshuah Bearman

Other
Jim Hecht

Jim Hecht

Teleplay

Laurence Andries

Teleplay
Janine Sherman Barrois

Janine Sherman Barrois

Teleplay

Gwendolyn M. Parker

Teleplay

Valerie C. Woods

Teleplay