Godfather of Harlem
“Harlem is mine.”
- 2019 –2025
- Returning series
- TV-MA
★ 8.1 TMDB Rating · 790 votes
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.
- Created by
- Chris Brancato, Paul Eckstein
- Seasons
- 4
- Episodes
- 40
- First aired
- Sep 29, 2019
- Networks
- Epix, MGM+
- Original language
- English
- Origin
- United States
Cast of Godfather of Harlem
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
Where to Stream Godfather of Harlem by Country
- United States
- Streaming on Hulu, fuboTV, PhiloRent or buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies
- United Kingdom
- Streaming on Prime Video, Disney+
- India
- No streaming offers listed right now
- Canada
- Streaming on Disney+, CraveRent or buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
- Australia
- Streaming on StanRent or buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Fetch TV
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Seasons
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Season 1
Sep 29, 2019
10 episodes
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Season 2
Apr 18, 2021
10 episodes
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.
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Season 3
Jan 15, 2023
10 episodes
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.
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Season 4
Apr 13, 2025
10 episodes
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.
