First Look Trailer: ‘The Big Cigar’ [André Holland-Led Apple TV+ Series]

André Holland takes centerstage in Apple TV+‘s hotly anticipated new limited series, ‘The Black Cigar.’

Set for a May 17 premiere, the show is based on Joshuah Bearman‘s magazine article of the same name.

It follows the incredible true story of Black Panther founder Huey Newton (Holland).

Raw and rivetting, the series spotlights his escape from the FBI to Cuba – which happened with the assistance of Bert Schneider, the renowned film and TV producer.

Billed as “true…for the most part,’ ‘The Big Cigar’ Holland stars alongside Alessandro Nivola, Tiffany Boone, PJ Byrne, Marc Menchaca, Moses Ingram, Rebecca Dalton, Olli Haaskivi, Jordane Christie, and Glynn Turman.

Don Cheadle has been tapped to direct the first two episodes.

Ahead of its debut, check out the first-look trailer below…