Name: Godfather of Harlem
Genre: Drama, Crime

Godfather Of Harlem

Category

TV Series

Genre

Drama,Crime

MPAA Rating

Seasons

3 minute(s)

Production Co

ABC Signature Studios, Significant Productions

Distributor

Epix

Official Site

http://www.epix.com/series/godfather-of-harlem

Cast and Crew

Director

Chris Brancato

Starring

Forest Whitaker as Gowdy's Bodyguard
Vincent D'Onofrio as Carlo
Ilfenesh Hadera
Antoinette Crowe-Legacy
Nigel Thatch
Kelvin Harrison Jr.
Lucy Fry
Paul Sorvino
Giancarlo Esposito as Himself
Ernio Nuzi
Katherine Narducci

Synopsis

"Godfather of Harlem" tells the true story of infamous crime boss Bumpy Johnson (Forest Whitaker), 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 must take on the Genovese crime family to regain control. During the brutal battle, he forms an alliance with radical preacher Malcolm X â€“ catching Malcolm's political rise in the crosshairs of social upheaval and a mob war that threatens to tear the city apart.

"Godfather of Harlem" is a collision of the criminal underworld and the civil rights movement during one of the most tumultuous times in American history.