Judas and the Black Messiah is a 2021 American biographical drama film directed by Shaka King depicting events taking place in late-1960’s Chicago that led to the betrayal and assassination of Fred Hampton (Daniel Kaluuya), chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party. When offered a plea deal by the FBI, William O'Neal (Lakeith Stanfield) becomes an informant and infiltrates the Illinois chapter to gather intelligence on Fred Hampton.