Godfather of Harlem

About Godfather of Harlem

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.

Godfather of Harlem is a crime series that ran on Epix and MGM+. Its themes are mobster, crime boss, and godfather.

It ran for 4 seasons and 40 episodes between September 2019 and June 2025. Seasons run to about 10 episodes.

Forest Whitaker leads the cast as Ellsworth 'Bumpy' Johnson, Erik LaRay Harvey as Delbert C. 'Del' Chance, Ilfenesh Hadera as Mayme Johnson, and Antoinette Crowe-Legacy as Elise Johnson. It was produced by 20th Television, ABC Signature, and ABC Signature Studios.

In the United States it streams on fuboTV, Hulu, and MGM+ Amazon Channel. TMDB voters put it at 8.2 out of 10 across 801 votes and it carries a TV-MA rating.