TV series
Godfather of Harlem
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.
Details
- First air date
- 2019-09-29
- Status
- Returning Series
- Seasons
- 4 seasons
- Episodes
- 40 episodes
- Genres
- Drama, Crime
- Network
- Epix, MGM+
- Production
- ABC Signature Studios, Significant Productions, ABC Signature, 20th Television, Chris Brancato
- Country
- US
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Forest Whitaker as Ellsworth 'Bumpy' Johnson
- Ilfenesh Hadera as Mayme Johnson
- Antoinette Crowe-Legacy as Elise Johnson
- Lucy Fry as Stella Gigante
- Elvis Nolasco as Nat Pettigrew
- Erik LaRay Harvey as Delbert C. 'Del' Chance
- Markuann Smith as Junie Byrd
- Vincent D'Onofrio as Vincent 'Chin' Gigante
- Demi Singleton as Margaret Johnson
- Nigel Thatch as Malcolm X
- Rafi Gavron as Ernie Nuzi
- Michael Raymond-James as Joe Colombo
Creators and crew
- Chris Brancato - Creator
- Paul Eckstein - Creator
- Nina Yang Bongiovi - Executive Producer
- James Acheson - Executive Producer
- Markuann Smith - Executive Producer
- Forest Whitaker - Executive Producer
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