Godfather of Harlem, Season 1

Godfather of Harlem, Season 1

Godfather of Harlem

  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 2020-01-28
  • Advisory Rating: TV-MA
  • Episodes: 10
  • iTunes Price: USD 14.99
  • iTunes HD Price: USD 19.99
8.1/10
8.1
From 501 Ratings

Description

Godfather of Harlem reimagines the story of infamous crime boss Bumpy Johnson, who in the early 1960s returned from a decade in prison to find the neighborhood he once ruled in shambles.

Episodes

Title Time Price
1 By Whatever Means Necessary 59:16 USD 1.99 Buy on iTunes
2 The Nitty Gritty 54:19 USD 1.99 Buy on iTunes
3 Our Day Will Come 54:37 USD 1.99 Buy on iTunes
4 I Am the Greatest 49:07 USD 1.99 Buy on iTunes
5 It's All in the Game 50:29 USD 1.99 Buy on iTunes
6 Il Canto de Malavita 54:02 USD 1.99 Buy on iTunes
7 Masters of War 54:54 USD 1.99 Buy on iTunes
8 How I Got Over 53:46 USD 1.99 Buy on iTunes
9 Rent Strike Blues 53:19 USD 1.99 Buy on iTunes
10 Chickens Come Home to Roost 59:44 USD 1.99 Buy on iTunes

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Reviews

  • iTunes get season 2

    5
    By Danny boy5
    Great show I love every episode not one bad episode
  • Best thing ever

    5
    By edgelord98
    A true example of diversity. A black godfather, who ruled Harlem with an iron fist and actually acts like The Godfather and EARNS the fear and respect he gets from people because he is a clever dastardly villain we love to hate. And yet the Italian mafia doesn’t like this at all. Because of racism, yes but mostly because they are bumpy’s competitors. And man, I don’t know the name of the actor who plays chin gigante, but boy oh boy does he ever sell the fact that he is a racist asshat AND bumpy’s rival. And cmon, Forrest Whittaker is an amazing actor and if anyone could be a humanized, flawed, complex and craftier black version of tony soprano, it’s him. He was perfect for this. My favorite thing about this show is it’s a realistic depiction of all of the various camps that either oppose or support the social justice issues this show tackles. And I love that there are a bunch of camps that don’t necessarily hate each other but still oppose each others beliefs for many reasons. Bumpy doesn’t exactly think white people are the second coming of Christ, but he thinks malcom is borderline delusional whenever he talks about black separatism. Not because he doesn’t necessarily disagree with the idea. But because he doesn’t think it’s realistic. He also doesn’t see the problem with selling heroine. Malcom does. Yet he respects malcom and needs his help multiple times. Chin does not seem to jive with the families view of bumpy. He thinks Harlem is his. And for as long as bumpy was in Alcatraz at least it was. And even though he hates bumpy. And he hates that the families don’t hate him. He doesn’t outright hire assassins to kill the guy. I also like how bumpy’s wife pretty much forced him to reconcile his time in Alcatraz. Because she knew that it was ugly in there and if bumpy bottled it up he’d regret it. And I also like that he listened to her. This is how you do social justice themes in entertainment right. You don’t preach at us. You make it believable. You depict it as real people with beliefs that may or may not go together having to deal with the fact that they don’t agree, and still get along. You don’t make them caricatures. Or stereotypes. You make them themselves and let the audience decide if they like that and don’t shame them afterwards.
  • Godfather of Harlem

    1
    By irving zerlow
    I've always enjoyed FW's roles. Unfortunately, he is miscast in this movie and that annoys the hell outta me. It makes the movie unwatchable.
  • Great Work...

    5
    By Kymmee
    This TV series is so good that you feel it should've had more episodes.. You hate that it ended leaving you wanting to see more. Everyone I know who watched this entire series only signed up for EPIX because of this Series.. Epic will definitely see a drop in registered members after this show ends if hey don't hurry up with more content of the same.. If they haven't already.. EPIX really needs to hurry with a new season..

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