Created。by。Chris。Brancato。and。Paul。Eckstein,。and。starring。and。executive。produced。by。Oscar®。winner。Forest。Whitaker,。Godfather。Of。Harlem。is。inspired。by。the。story。of。infamous。crime。boss。Bumpy。Johnson。(Whitaker),。who。in。the。early。1960s。returned。from。eleven。years。in。prison。to。find。the。neighborhood。he。once。ruled。in。shambles.。。With。the。streets。controlled。by。the。Italian。mob,。Bumpy。must。take。on。the。Genovese。crime。family。to。regain。control.。During。the。brutal。battle,。he。forms。an。alliance。with。radical。preacher。Malcolm。X。–。catching。Malcolm’s。political。rise。in。the。crosshairs。of。social。upheaval。and。a。mob。war。that。threatens。to。tear。the。city。apart.。Godfather。Of。Harlem。is。a。collision。of。the。criminal。underworld。and。the。civil。rights。movement。during。one。of。the。most。tumultuous。times。in。American。history.