TV has a new godfather. ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: This isn’t the first time Bumpy Johnson has been depicted, so why did you feel he deserved further exploration? FOREST WHITAKER: There’s some really ...

Bumpy Johnson is back, and he’s ready to reclaim his territory in the Season 3 of “Godfather of Harlem.” In an exclusive clip and two exclusive photos, Johnson weighs his options as he sets his sights ...

Forget the Bloods and the Crips, Harlem was run by real gangsters in the 40s, 50s, and 60s. It is hard to imagine the Ellsworth Raymond Johnson (Margaret and Willie’s boy) would grow from being a ...

Here at The Root, we have no patience. Season 3 of Godfather of Harlem ended in March 2023 and we’ve had been waiting for season 4 to be announced ever since. Now that it’s here, we can say the show ...

Godfather of Harlem season 3 set up another intense outing, which means Godfather of Harlem season 4 is coming soon. Emerging as a potent blend of historical narrative and thrilling crime drama, the ...

The new EPIX series Godfather of Harlem is a gangster tale of how Bumpy Johnson (Forest Whitaker) rose to power in the ‘60s. It’s a dramatization of the true story with historical figures like Johnson ...

*Epix’s new 10-episode crime series “Godfather of Harlem” stars Academy Award winner Forest Whitaker as the infamous crime boss Bumpy Johnson. The story is inspired by Johnson who returned to 1960’s ...

So what if the infamous gangster’s been dead for 51 years? Johnson remains captivating, as depicted in “The Godfather of Harlem” premiering Sept. 29 on Epix. Forest Whitaker plays the crime boss who ...

Forest Whitaker stars as Bumpy Johnson (Image source: Epix Publicity photo for Godfather of Harlem) During times of oppression in the Black community, there have arisen both men and women who can best ...

TV has a new godfather. ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: This isn’t the first time Bumpy Johnson has been depicted, so why did you feel he deserved further exploration? FOREST WHITAKER: There’s some really ...

Godfather of Harlem is inspired by the 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 ...