Whatever you think Apple+’s new limited series “The Big Cigar” is about, you’re probably wrong. For one thing — it’s not about smoking. Or cigars. Except, maybe, peripherally. Instead, it’s about a ...

The two stars spoke to The Root about their roles as Black Panther Party members Huey P. Newton and Gwen Fontaine in the new AppleTV+ series. Across six, episodes, viewers watch as Newton attempts to ...

Now streaming on Apple TV+, “The Big Cigar” offers a Hollywood take on the Black Panthers in every sense of the word. The first episode explains the radicalization of Huey P. Newton (Andre Holland). A ...

“The Big Cigar” is the true story of Black Panther Party co-founder Huey P. Newton and his daring escape to Cuba with the help of Hollywood film producer Bert Schneider. Rolling out caught up with ...

Viewers of The Big Cigar Season 1 are wondering how many episodes are in the series and when each new episode comes out. The biographical thriller-drama series introduces viewers to the multi-layered ...

Tiffany Boone who plays Gwen, the wife of Huey P. Newton in The Big Cigar spoke with ESSENCE about her character, as well as the role that women played in the movement. One of the common ...

“The Big Cigar” had a long journey to the screen. It was first set up at Sony in 2012 as a film adaptation of a Playboy article by journalist Joshuah Berman, who had previously written the article ...

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 ...