The Big Cigar is currently streaming in Australia on Apple TV, and in the US on Apple TV, and its 5/10 TMDB rating reflects what viewers who've already found it know. A tightly focused run that doesn't overstay its welcome.

Part of the current wave of streaming-era originals, The Big Cigar follows a path that stands out in a crowded field. Black Panther Party co-founder Huey P. Newton enlists an unlikely ally—Hollywood producer Bert Schneider—to elude an FBI manhunt and escape to Cuba. André Holland and Alessandro Nivola lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It aired in 2024.

The show you recommend to people who say they don't really watch TV. The Big Cigar tends to convert them.