Led by Academy Award winner and acting icon Forest Whitaker, the series Godfather of Harlem explores the life of the infamous 1960s New York City gangster Bumpy Johnson, and features portrayals of ...

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Oscar-winning actor Forest Whitaker unpacks his role as real life crime boss “Bumpy” Johnson for the fourth season of the ...

Godfather of Harlem is set to make its UK debut this week, with the first three series of the crime drama also set to be made ...

Godfather of Harlem follows Ellsworth "Bumpy" Johnson ... involvement with the Black Panthers. "Forest Whitaker's inspired performance as Bumpy Johnson has introduced an iconic, archetypical ...

Forest Whitaker is the sort of star seemingly ... Whitaker finally gets his showcase in “Godfather of Harlem,” a new Epix hourlong series set in the political ferment of the early 1960s.

The year is 1964. The show is “Godfather of Harlem.” And the title character mired in this depressingly familiar scenario, portrayed by Forest Whitaker, pushes a man off the roof of a building ...

We’re getting the first look at Oscar winner Forest Whitaker as crime boss Bumpy Johnson in a teaser trailer for Epix‘s new straight-to-series crime drama Godfather of Harlem. From Narcos co ...

The 10-episode series is coming to Epix this fall. In the teaser trailer below, Bumpy wants his old neighborhood back after time spent in prison. As Swizz Beatz & DMX’s “They Don’t Love Me ...

“Godfather of Harlem” season 4 is the latest installment of the fictional drama series based on the historical figure, “Bumpy” Johnson, played by Forest Whitaker. The series follows Bumpy ...