The Big Cigar

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The Big Cigar
Genre
Based on"The Big Cigar"
by Joshuah Bearman
Developed byJim Hecht
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
Production companies
Original release
Network Apple TV+

The Big Cigar is an upcoming American biographical drama thriller television miniseries developed by Jim Hecht, based on the 2012 Playboy article of the same name by Joshuah Bearman. [1] The series willl premiere on Apple TV+ on May 17, 2024. [2] [3]

Contents

Premise

Chronicles the manhunt for Huey P. Newton, the founder of the Black Panther Party, who seeks the help of film producer Bert Schneider as he tries to escape to Cuba.

Cast

Main

Recurring

Guest

Episodes

No.Title [1] Directed byTeleplay by [1] Original release date
1"Panther/Producer" Don Cheadle [4] Jim HechtTBA
2"The Cuban"Don Cheadle [4] Janine Sherman Barrois & Jim HechtTBA
3"Guns & Matzah"TBALaurence Andries & Gwendolyn M. ParkerTBA
4"What Are Friends For?"TBAJanine Sherman Barrois & Jim HechtTBA
5"Lost Paradise"TBALaurence Andries & Valerie Woods & Ameer HasanTBA
6"The Pirate"TBAJim Hecht & Joshuah Bearman TBA

Production

It was announced in December 2012 that Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris were set to direct the project for Sony Pictures, at the time developed as a film, with Joshuah Bearman, author of the source article, and Jim Hecht set to write the screenplay. [5]

The project, now a miniseries, was given a greenlight from Apple TV+ in April 2022, with André Holland cast to star. Don Cheadle was announced to be directing the first two episodes in addition to executive producing. [4] In June, Tiffany Boone and Alessandro Nivola joined the cast, [6] [7] with Marc Menchaca and P. J. Byrne joining the next month. [8] [9] In August, Jordane Christie, Moses Ingram, Olli Haaskivi and Glynn Turman were cast to recur in the series. [10] [11] [12] [13] Additional recurring cast including Jaime Ray Newman and Noah Emmerich was announced in September. [14]

Filming for the series began in Toronto in June 2022, as revealed by showrunner Janine Sherman Barrois. [15] By August, production was occurring throughout Hamilton, Ontario, where Hamilton City Hall was being used as a double for San Francisco International Airport. [16]

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