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Godfather of Harlem
2019–2025
· TV Show
· 55 min episodes
· 4 seasons
B
MEANRANK
78/100
Every rating
72–84
out of 100
Everyone agrees
Lowest is Metacritic critics on 72, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 84.
See the most agreed on TV shows →A gangster named Bumpy Johnson makes his way in Harlem during the 1960s. A TV prequel to the 2007 film, 'American Gangster', which centered on the criminal enterprise of Frank Lucas.
Details
- Created by
- Chris Brancato, Paul Eckstein
- Released
- 29 September 2019
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Episode length
- 55 min
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Episodes
- 40 across 4 seasons
- Awards
- 2 wins, 13 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 15 →1 major award won · 2 wins from 15 nominations across 4 ceremonies
| Primetime Emmy Awards 2020 | Outstanding Main Title Design | Mason Nicoll, Peter Pak, Giovana Pham and Cisco Torres | Winner |
| Writers Guild of America Awards 2024 | Episodic Drama | Chris Brancato & Michael Panes (for "Our Black Shining Prince") | Nominee |
| NAACP Image Awards 2022 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Giancarlo Esposito | Nominee |
| NAACP Image Awards 2022 | Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series | Carl Seaton (for "The Bonanno Split") | Nominee |
| NAACP Image Awards 2022 | Outstanding Drama Series | Godfather of Harlem | Nominee |
| NAACP Image Awards 2022 | Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series | Forest Whitaker | Nominee |
| Black Reel Awards for Television 2020 | Outstanding Actor, Drama Series | Forest Whitaker | Nominee |
| Black Reel Awards for Television 2020 | Outstanding Drama Series | Godfather of Harlem | Nominee |
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Primetime Emmy Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Main Title Design | Mason Nicoll, Peter Pak, Giovana Pham and Cisco Torres | Winner |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Episodic Drama | Chris Brancato & Michael Panes (for "Our Black Shining Prince") | Nominee |
Black Reel Awards for Television
4 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Supporting Actor, Drama Series | Giancarlo Esposito | Winner |
| Outstanding Actor, Drama Series | Forest Whitaker | Nominee |
| Outstanding Directing, Drama Series | John Ridley | Nominee |
| Outstanding Drama Series | Godfather of Harlem | Nominee |
NAACP Image Awards
9 nominations
| Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series | Forest Whitaker | Nominee |
| Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series | Forest Whitaker | Nominee |
| Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series | Carl Seaton (for "The Bonanno Split") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Drama Series | Godfather of Harlem | Nominee |
| Outstanding Drama Series | Godfather of Harlem | Nominee |
| Outstanding Drama Series | Godfather of Harlem | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Giancarlo Esposito | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Giancarlo Esposito | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Nigel Thatch | Nominee |