Godfather of Harlem - Season 1 (2019)
Show title: Godfather of Harlem
IMDb score:
8,1 (27.430)
Episodes: 10
Playing time: 10 hour
Developed by: Chris Brancato and Paul Eckstein
Stars: Forest Whitaker, Lucy Fry and Demi Singleton
Origin:
United States
Releasedate: Sunday 29 September 2019
First aired on: Epix (Verenigde Staten)
This season is not available on US streaming services.
Actors and Actresses
Bumpy Johnson
Vincent “Chin” Gigante
Del Chance
Mayme Johnson
Nat Pettigrew
Elise
Malcolm X
Teddy Greene
Stella
Frank Costello
Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
Malcolm X
Monsieur 98
Olympia Gigante
Ernie Nuzi
Reviews & comments
Lebarron
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- 1018 messages
- 702 votes
The Godfather of Harlem is a series about African-American Ellsworth 'Bumpy' Johnson. Bumpy's criminal career began as a numbers runner for Stephanie St. Claire and eventually became her lieutenant during their war with Dutch Schultz. Bumpy was sentenced to 15 years in Alcatraz in 1952 and was released in 1963. That's where this series starts. Bumpy returns to Harlem and tries to reclaim his territory from the Genovese Family led by Vincent 'Chin' Gigante who would later be known as The Oddfather when he was seen daily in the street in his bathrobe and slippers and with an umbrella under the shower was standing. This was an act to deceive justice by making them think he was crazy. An act he kept for more than 20 years until he went to jail in 1997 and died there in 2005. The series is well made and rock hard. He has a strong cast especially Forest Whitaker as Bumpy and Vincent Di Onofrio as Chin are strong. In addition, there are also supporting roles by Giancarlo Esposito, Luis Guzman, Paul Sorvino and Chazz Palminteri. As far as I'm concerned, the series has one major flaw: Rap music in a series that takes place in the 1960s. The makers try to score with fans of series such as Power and Empire, but it detracts from the '60s setting and for me it was a terrible atmosphere ruiner and therefore it weighs very heavily in the rating. You wouldn't let Martin Garrix make the music for a series about Anne Frank, would you? A series like Crime Story opened with the 60's hit Runaway, Tour of Duty with Paint it Black and China Beach with Reflections. That literally set the tone of the series and put you in the right vibe as a viewer. That's why it's not a top series for me, but just entertaining.
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QwiTTa ICE
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- 0 votes
Very captivating series, with a strong acting Forest Whitaker taking on the role
from the infamous drug lord Bumpy Johnson Godfather of Harlem...
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Film Fan
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- 944 messages
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The civil rights struggle at the beginning of the 1960s by following gangsters from Harlem, New York. A great angle to draw attention to the struggle for equal civil rights through this gangster in this series. Of course we get to see murder and intrigue because the main character is the famous Ellsworth "Bumpy" Johnson (Forest Whitaker), the gangster boss of Harlem. Bumpy also faces discrimination, but by playing smart chess the then powerful Italian mafia cannot ignore him. Outside of Bumpy, you see how dark fellow man has to fight for equality. This is done, among other things, by the first dark-skinned representative of New York Adam Clayton Johnson Jr (Giancarlo Esposito), an advocate for hiring more dark-skinned people and a champion of the 24th Amendment. The series also features the rise of resistance hero Malcom X (Nigel Thatch). This series provides insight into a part of American history that they can't be too proud of.
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