Godfather of Harlem
“Harlem is mine.”
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.
Details
First Aired: 9/29/2019
Languages: English
Created by: Chris Brancato, Paul Eckstein
Type: Scripted
Production
Epix
MGM+Companies: ABC Signature Studios, Significant Productions, ABC Signature, 20th Television, Chris Brancato
Countries: United States of America
Where to watch · US
Videos
Seasons
Season 1
Season 2
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
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.
