Godfather of Harlem 2019
Created by Chris Brancato, Paul Eckstein
- Drama, Crime
- 4 seasons
- 40 episodes
- Returning
- TV-MA
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.
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Classical in form, earnest, grave and bleak.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- warmbleak
- character-ledplot-driven
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Cast
- Forest WhitakerEllsworth 'Bumpy' Johnson
- Erik LaRay HarveyDelbert C. 'Del' Chance
- Ilfenesh HaderaMayme Johnson
- Antoinette Crowe-LegacyElise Johnson
- Lucy FryStella Gigante
- Michael Raymond-JamesJoe Colombo
Crew
- Chris BrancatoCreator
- Paul EcksteinCreator
- Mark IshamOriginal Music Composer
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Seasons
- Season 110 eps · 2019
- Season 210 eps · 2021
- Season 310 eps · 2023
- Season 410 eps · 2025
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