{"id":69388,"date":"2024-04-24T17:20:25","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T21:20:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=69388"},"modified":"2024-04-24T17:20:25","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T21:20:25","slug":"apple-tv-debuts-trailer-for-the-big-cigar-new-limited-series-starring-andre-holland-as-black-panther-leader-huey-p-newton-premiering-globally-on-friday-may-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/04\/24\/apple-tv-debuts-trailer-for-the-big-cigar-new-limited-series-starring-andre-holland-as-black-panther-leader-huey-p-newton-premiering-globally-on-friday-may-17\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple TV+ Debuts Trailer for &#8220;The Big Cigar,&#8221; New Limited Series Starring Andre Holland as Black Panther Leader Huey P. Newton, Premiering Globally on Friday, May 17"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Apple TV+ today revealed the trailer for <em><strong>&#8220;The Big Cigar,&#8221;<\/strong><\/em> the upcoming limited series led by Andr\u00e9 Holland, who stars alongside Alessandro Nivola, Tiffany Boone, PJ Byrne, Marc Menchaca, Moses Ingram, Rebecca Dalton, Olli Haaskivi, Jordane Christie, and Glynn Turman. <em>&#8220;The Big Cigar&#8221;<\/em> makes its global debut on May 17 with the first two episodes, followed by new episodes every Friday through June 14.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/d0t0QL7ba1U?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Based on the magazine article of the same name by Joshuah Bearman (<em>&#8220;Argo&#8221;<\/em>), who also serves as executive producer, <em>&#8220;The Big Cigar&#8221;<\/em> tells the incredible true story of Hollywood revolution meeting social revolution. 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Newton escaping from the FBI to Cuba with the assistance of famed producer Bert Schneider in an impossibly elaborate plan &#8211; involving a fake movie production &#8211; that goes wrong every way it possibly can.<\/p><div id=\"morty-3565876984\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>NAACP Image Award winner Janine Sherman Barrois (<em>&#8220;Claws,&#8221; &#8220;Self-Made&#8221;<\/em>) is the showrunner of <em>&#8220;The Big Cigar.&#8221;<\/em> Executive Producer Jim Hecht (<em>&#8220;Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty&#8221;<\/em>) penned the show&#8217;s first episode. 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