Godfather of Harlem
Created by Paul Eckstein, Chris Brancato
Harlem is mine.
Loosely based on infamous crime boss Bumpy Johnson, who in the early 1960s returned from ten years in prison to find the neighborhood he once ruled in shambles. With the streets controlled by the Italian mob, Bumpy attempts to regain his piece of Harlem.
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Rating
8,1/10
794 votes
Seasons
4
Episodes
40
Years
2019–2025
- First air date
- 29 septembre 2019
- Last air date
- 22 juin 2025
- Status
- Ended
- Type
- Scripted
- Language
- en
- Countries
- US
- Networks
- Epix, MGM+
- Popularity
- 48,2
- In production
- No
- Creators
- Paul Eckstein, Chris Brancato
Seasons
Season 1
Season 2
Season 2 finds Bumpy battling the New York Crime Families for control of the lucrative and murderous “French Connection,” the pipeline for heroin that runs from Marseilles to New York Harbor. With a distribution syndicate that includes black crime bosses from other major U.S. cities, Bumpy takes a cue from his friend Malcolm X’s message of black economic nationalism.
Season 3
Season Three finds Bumpy Johnson continuing to battle for control of Harlem, with other aspirants to the throne, namely the Cuban Mafia from neighboring Spanish Harlem. Taking on the Cuban mob puts Bumpy, his loved ones, and his community in the crosshairs of not only the rival Italians, but ruthless Latin assassins and, ultimately, the CIA.
Season 4
In season 4, Bumpy Johnson continues his bloody war for control of Harlem against New York's Mafia families, while contending with the arrival of gangster Frank Lucas. After Malcolm X's tragic assassination, Bumpy must also grapple with his daughter Elise's involvement with the Black Panthers.
Cast
Forest Whitaker
Ellsworth 'Bumpy' Johnson
Erik LaRay Harvey
Delbert C. 'Del' Chance
Vincent D'Onofrio
Vincent 'Chin' Gigante
Ilfenesh Hadera
Mayme Johnson
Antoinette Crowe-Legacy
Elise Johnson
Nigel Thatch
Malcolm X
Lucy Fry
Stella Gigante
Giancarlo Esposito
Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
Rafi Gavron
Ernie Nuzi
Demi Singleton
Margaret Johnson
Markuann Smith
Junie Byrd
Michael Raymond-James
Joe Colombo
Paul Sorvino
Frank Costello
Kathrine Narducci
Olympia Gigante
Elvis Nolasco
Nat Pettigrew
