Godfather of Harlem

Sep 29, 2019 (en) Drama, Crime [0] Min
  • First Air Date
    Sep 29, 2019
  • Production
    ABC Signature Studios, Significant Productions, ABC Signature
  • Rotten tomato
    81%
  • Original title
    Godfather of Harlem
  • Release
    Sep 29, 2019
  • en
    -

Harlem is mine.

Overview

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.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Producer

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Casts

  1. Forest Whitaker

    Ellsworth 'Bumpy' Johnson

  2. Erik LaRay Harvey

    Delbert C. 'Del' Chance

  3. Ilfenesh Hadera

    Mayme Johnson

  4. Antoinette Crowe-Legacy

    Elise Johnson

  5. Lucy Fry

    Stella Gigante

  6. Jason Alan Carvell

    Malcolm X

Full Casts & Crew

Casts : 6 / Crews : 0

Season 1 ( 2019-09-29)

By Whatever Means Necessary

Episode: 1

The Nitty Gritty

Episode: 2

Our Day Will Come

Episode: 3

I Am The Greatest

Episode: 4

It's All In the Game

Episode: 5

Il Canto de Malavita

Episode: 6

Masters of War

Episode: 7

How I Got Over

Episode: 8

Rent Strike Blues

Episode: 9

Chickens Come Home to Roost

Episode: 10

Season 2 ( 2021-04-18)

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.

The French Connection

Episode: 1

Sting Like a Bee

Episode: 2

The Fruit Stand Riot

Episode: 3

The Geechee

Episode: 4

It's a Small World After All

Episode: 5

The Ballot or the Bullet

Episode: 6

Man of the Year

Episode: 7

Ten Harlems

Episode: 8

The Bonanno Split

Episode: 9

The Hate That Hate Produced

Episode: 10

Season 3 ( 2023-01-15)

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.

The Negro in White America

Episode: 1

Alzado

Episode: 2

Mecca

Episode: 3

Captain Fields

Episode: 4

Angel of Death

Episode: 5

Spooks

Episode: 6

All Roads Lead to Malcolm

Episode: 7

Homeland or Death

Episode: 8

We Are All Kings

Episode: 9

Our Black Shining Prince

Episode: 10

Season 4 ( )

In Season Four, Bumpy Johnson continues his bloody war for control of Harlem against New York's Mafia families, while contending with the emergence of a potential rival in newly arrived Black gangster Frank Lucas. After Malcolm X's tragic death, Bumpy must also grapple with his daughter Elise's involvement with the Black Panthers.
Sep 29, 2019 (en)
Drama, Crime
[0] Min
  • First Air Date Sep 29, 2019
  • Production
    ABC Signature Studios, Significant Productions, ABC Signature
  • Rotten tomato 81%
Original Title Godfather of Harlem
en

Harlem is mine.

Overview

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.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Producer