CreatedbyChrisBrancatoandPaulEckstein,andstarringandexecutiveproducedbyOscar®winnerForestWhitaker,GodfatherOfHarlemisinspiredbythestoryofinfamouscrimebossBumpyJohnson(Whitaker),whointheearly1960sreturnedfromelevenyearsinprisontofindtheneighborhoodheonceruledinshambles.WiththestreetscontrolledbytheItalianmob,BumpymusttakeontheGenovesecrimefamilytoregaincontrol.Duringthebrutalbattle,heformsanalliancewithradicalpreacherMalcolmX–catchingMalcolm’spoliticalriseinthecrosshairsofsocialupheavalandamobwarthatthreatenstotearthecityapart.GodfatherOfHarlemisacollisionofthecriminalunderworldandthecivilrightsmovementduringoneofthemosttumultuoustimesinAmericanhistory
