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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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