Godfather of Harlem: Created by Chris Brancato, Paul Eckstein. With Forest Whitaker, Ilfenesh Hadera, Lucy Fry, Antoinette Crowe-Legacy. A gangster named Bumpy Johnson makes his way in Harlem during the 1960s.

Godfather of Harlem: Créé par Chris Brancato, Paul Eckstein. Avec Forest Whitaker, Ilfenesh Hadera, Lucy Fry, Antoinette Crowe-Legacy. Un gangster nommé Bumpy Johnson s'installe à Harlem dans les années 1960. Un prologue du film "American Gangster" de 2007 sur l'entreprise criminelle de Frank Lucas.

A gangster named Bumpy Johnson makes his way in Harlem during the 1960s. A TV prequel to the 2007 film, 'American Gangster', which centered on the criminal enterprise of Frank Lucas.

Exclusive: Rome Flynn is set to portray real-life drug lord Frank Lucas in the upcoming fourth season of the MGM+ series Godfather of Harlem, in an origin story of sorts from an era that has evaded both TV and film projects like the Denzel Washington-led American Gangster.

Rome Flynn has joined the cast of the MGM+ crime drama series ‘Godfather of Harlem’ for its fourth season. The Emmy-winning actor will portray a younger version of real-life gangster Frank Lucas, who becomes the right-hand man of Forest Whitaker’s character, Bumpy Johnson.

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Ein Gangster namens Bumpy Johnson macht sich in den 1960er Jahren auf den Weg nach Harlem. Eine TV-Vorgeschichte zum Film "American Gangster" von 2007, der sich auf das kriminelle Unternehmen von Frank Lucas konzentrierte.

In that movie, Washington portrays Frank Lucas, who, in real life, ends up seizing control of the Harlem heroin market and all of Harlem from the 'retiring' Bumpy Johnson portrayed by Forest Whitaker in this series.

In that movie, Washington portrays Frank Lucas, who, in real life, ends up seizing control of the Harlem heroin market and all of Harlem from the 'retiring' Bumpy Johnson portrayed by Forest Whitaker in this series.

In the upcoming season, Bumpy Johnson continues his bloody war for control of Harlem against New York’s Mafia families, while contending with the emergence of a potential rival in newly arrived Black gangster Frank Lucas. After Malcolm X’s tragic death, Bumpy must also grapple with his daughter Elise’s involvement with the Black Panthers.