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 ...

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 ...

Starring Forest Whitaker, the 1960s-set series is inspired by the real-life story of infamous crime boss Ellsworth "Bumpy" Johnson. Within a few minutes into the first episode, a fearless and armed ...

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 ...

Frank Lucas may be Hollywood s man of the moment via Denzel Washington s portrayal of him in the film American Gangster, but the former Harlem drug lord is anything but that, according to the widow of ...

The 10-episode series is coming to Epix this fall. In the teaser trailer below, Bumpy wants his old neighborhood back after time spent in prison. As Swizz Beatz & DMX’s “They Don’t Love Me” plays, he ...

Mayme Hatcher Johnson, the widow of former Harlem underworld boss Bumpy Johnson, died on Friday (May 1). The outspoken Mayme Johnson, 94, died in her Philadelphia home of respiratory failure, ...

“Harlem is a tinder box” and “it’s about to explode” in the first trailer for upcoming Epix series, “Godfather of Harlem,” which stars Forest Whitaker as Bumpy Johnson. The 10-episode, hour-long drama ...

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 ...

We’re getting the first look at Oscar winner Forest Whitaker as crime boss Bumpy Johnson in a teaser trailer for Epix‘s new straight-to-series crime drama Godfather of Harlem. From Narcos co-creator ...

*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 ...