CreatedbyChrisBrancatoandPaulEckstein,andstarringandexecutiveproducedbyOscar®winnerForestWhitaker,GodfatherOfHarlemisinspiredbythestoryofinfamouscrimebossBumpyJohnsonWhitaker,whointheearly1960sreturnedfromelevenyearsinprisontofindtheneighborhoodheonceruledinshamblesWiththestreetscontrolledbytheItalianmob,BumpymusttakeontheGenovesecrimefamilytoregaincontrolDuringthebrutalbattle,heformsanalliancewithradicalpreacherMalcolmX–catchingMalcolm’spoliticalriseinthecrosshairsofsocialupheavalandamobwarthatthreatenstotearthecityapartGodfatherOfHarlemisacollisionofthecriminalunderworldandthecivilrightsmovementduringoneofthemosttumultuoustimesinAmericanhistory