Godfather of Harlem - Season 1 - Eps 9: Rent Strike Blues
Due to slum conditions in Harlem, Adam Clayton Powell Jr. leads a rent strike and investigates the owners of the buildings. Ernie Nunzi searches for the hooker who helped set up Zambrano. Bumpy and Mayme experience tension in their marriage.
About Godfather of Harlem
Title: Godfather of Harlem
First Air Date: 2019-09-29
Last Air Date: 2023-03-26
Status: Returning Series
Rating: 8.1/10 (from 616 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 4
Total Episodes: 33
Network: Epix MGM+
Genres: Drama, Crime
Production Companies: ABC Signature Studios, Significant Productions, ABC Signature, 20th Television, Chris Brancato
Synopsis
Loosely based on infamous crime boss Bumpy Johnson, who in the early 1960s returned from ten years in prison to find the neighborhood he once ruled in shambles. With the streets controlled by the Italian mob, Bumpy attempts to regain his piece of Harlem.
Cast
Forest Whitaker
Ellsworth 'Bumpy' Johnson
Ilfenesh Hadera
Mayme Johnson
Antoinette Crowe-Legacy
Elise Johnson
Lucy Fry
Stella Gigante
