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Godfather of Harlem

Created by Chris Brancato, Paul Eckstein

2019–present

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.

First aired
29 Sep 2019
Episode length
54 min
Also known as
黑道教父, Крестный отец Гарлема
Country
United States
Language
English
Writers
Angelica Chéri, Benjamin Cavell, Chris Brancato and 6 others
Music
Mark Isham
Executive producers
Chris Brancato, Forest Whitaker, James Acheson and 3 others
Elsewhere
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Seasons · 40 episodes

  • Season 1

    2019

  • Season 2

    2021

    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

    2023

    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

    2025

    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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