
Godfather of Harlem
2019 to 2025 Drama, Crime 4 seasons
TMDB rating 8.2/10 Ended
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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Seasons4
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TMDB rating 7.2/10
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.
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TMDB rating 7.3/10
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.
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TMDB rating 7.4/10
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.
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TMDB rating 6.1/10
Cast and details
Forest WhitakerEllsworth 'Bumpy' Johnson
Ilfenesh HaderaMayme Johnson
Antoinette Crowe-LegacyElise Johnson
Lucy FryStella Gigante
Elvis NolascoNat Pettigrew
Erik LaRay HarveyDelbert C. 'Del' Chance
Markuann SmithJunie Byrd
Vincent D'OnofrioVincent 'Chin' Gigante
Demi SingletonMargaret Johnson
Nigel ThatchMalcolm X
Rafi GavronErnie Nuzi
Michael Raymond-JamesJoe Colombo
- Created by
- Chris Brancato, Paul Eckstein
- Network
- Epix, MGM+
- First aired
- Sep 29, 2019
- Latest episode
- Jun 22, 2025
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