The Big Cigar (2024)

Biography · Drama · Thriller

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.

IMDb rating: 5.9 (1,229 votes)
Episode average: 8.3 ↑ +2.4 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Streaming (US): Apple TV+
Language: EN
Type: Mini-series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Cast

André Holland Huey P. Newton
Alessandro Nivola Bert Schneider
Tiffany Boone Gwen Fontaine
P.J. Byrne Steve Blauner
Marc Menchaca Agent Sydney Clark
Moses Ingram Teressa Dixon

Seasons

Season 1 (2024)

8.25 avg 6 episodes 7.9 → 8.4 41 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Panther/Producer	7.9	111
2	The Cuban	8.2	95
3	Guns & Matzah	8.5	80
4	What Are Friends For?	8.4	82
5	Lost Paradise	8.1	74
6	The Pirate	8.4	70