JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH Trailer Stars Daniel Kaluuya as Black Panther Leader

“America’s on fire, right now.” Inspired by true events, ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ is directed by Shaka King and tells the story of Fred Hampton (Daniel Kaluuya), Chairman of the Illinois Black Panther Party, and his fateful betrayal by FBI informant William O’Neal (played by LaKeith Stanfield). Check out the new trailer below.


FBI informant William O’Neal (LaKeith Stanfield) infiltrates the Illinois Black Panther Party and is tasked with keeping tabs on their charismatic leader, Chairman Fred Hampton (Daniel Kaluuya). A career thief, O’Neal revels in the danger of manipulating both his comrades and his handler, Special Agent Roy Mitchell (Jesse Plemons). Hampton’s political prowess grows just as he’s falling in love with fellow revolutionary Deborah Johnson (Dominique Fishback). Meanwhile, a battle wages for O’Neal’s soul. Will he align with the forces of good? Or subdue Hampton and The Panthers by any means, as FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover (Martin Sheen) commands?

JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH will be released in Irish cinemas in 2021.