Godfather of Harlem
“Harlem is mine.”
2019•TV-MA•4 Seasons•40 Episodes•8.1•Returning Series
DramaCrime
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.
Creator
Chris Brancato, Paul Eckstein
Network
Epix, MGM+
Origin
US
Cast
Forest Whitaker
Ellsworth 'Bumpy' Johnson
Erik LaRay Harvey
Delbert C. 'Del' Chance
Ilfenesh Hadera
Mayme Johnson
Antoinette Crowe-Legacy
Elise Johnson
Lucy Fry
Stella Gigante
Michael Raymond-James
Joe Colombo
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