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1 of 3 | "The Big Cigar," a caller bid starring André Holland arsenic Black Panther Party leader Huey P. Newton, is coming to Apple TV+. Photo courtesy of Apple TV+
April 24 (UPI) -- Apple TV+ is giving a glimpse of nan caller show The Big Cigar.
The streaming work shared a trailer for nan bid Wednesday featuring André Holland (Moonlight).
The Big Cigar is based connected nan Joshuah Bearman article of nan aforesaid name.
The six-episode play recounts Black Panther laminitis Huey P. Newton's flight from nan FBI to Cuba pinch nan assistance of famed shaper Bert Schneider successful "an impossibly elaborate scheme -- involving a clone movie accumulation -- that goes incorrect each measurement it perchance can."
"The Big Cigar tells nan unthinkable existent communicative of Hollywood gyration gathering societal revolution," an charismatic explanation reads.
Holland and Alessandro Nivola play Newton and Schneider, respectively. The formed besides includes Tiffany Boone, PJ Byrne, Marc Menchaca, Moses Ingram, Rebecca Dalton, Olli Haaskivi, Jordane Christie and Glynn Turman.
The Big Cigar is executive produced by Bearman, Janine Sherman Barrois and Jim Hecht, pinch Barrois besides serving arsenic showrunner. The first 2 episodes are directed and executive produced by Don Cheadle.
The bid will person a two-episode premiere May 17 connected Apple TV+.
