Director: Don Cheadle, Damon Thomas, Tiffany Johnson
Based on The Big Cigar by Joshuah Bearman
Developed by: Jim Hecht
Starring: André Holland, Alessandro Nivola, Tiffany Boone, P. J. Byrne, Marc Menchaca
Genre: Biographical drama, Thriller Mini-series
Country: United States, Canada
Language: English
Run time: 3 episodes, 39 minutes
Run time: 3 episodes, 39 minutes
Jim Hecht developed the story based on Joshuah Bearman’s Playboy article about Black Panther Party founder Huey P. Newton and how he fled from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and made his way to Cuba. A manhunt for his capture was a top priority for the FBI
The Big Cigar stars André Holland, Alessandro Nivola, Tiffany Boone, P. J. Byrne, and Marc Menchaca.
Run time: 3 episodes, 39minutes
Director: Don Cheadle, Damon Thomas, Tiffany Johnson
Based on The Big Cigar by Joshuah Bearman
Developed by: Jim Hecht
Starring: André Holland, Alessandro Nivola, Tiffany Boone, P. J. Byrne, Marc Menchaca
Genre: Biographical drama, Thriller Mini-series
Country: United States, Canada
Language: English
Executive producers: Janine Sherman Barrois, Joshuah Bearman, Don Cheadle, Joshua Davis, Jim Hecht, Arthur Spector, Laurence Andries, Gwendolyn M. Parker, Ben Rosenblatt, Valerie Woods
Producers: Dan Kaplow, Adam Ben Frank, Joshua Levey
Cinematographer: Suki Medencevic, Mirosław Baszak, Carmen Cabana
Editors: John Peter Bernardo, Avril Beukes, Kyle Bond, Rebecca Valente
Production companies: Epic, Jim Hecht Productions, Folding Chair Productions, Warner Bros. Television
Composer: Robert Glasper