{"id":92194,"date":"2025-01-23T15:55:49","date_gmt":"2025-01-23T20:55:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=92194"},"modified":"2025-01-23T15:55:49","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T20:55:49","slug":"mgm-original-series-godfather-of-harlem-returns-april-13th-with-an-action-packed-season-4-teaser-starring-academy-award-winner-forest-whitaker-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2025\/01\/23\/mgm-original-series-godfather-of-harlem-returns-april-13th-with-an-action-packed-season-4-teaser-starring-academy-award-winner-forest-whitaker-video\/","title":{"rendered":"MGM+ Original Series &#8220;Godfather of Harlem&#8221; Returns April 13th with an Action-Packed Season 4 Teaser Starring Academy Award-Winner Forest Whitaker [VIDEO]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14513\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/godfatherof-harlem-e1605041261292.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" \/>Today, premium network MGM+ released a first look teaser for Season 4 of <em><strong>Godfather of Harlem<\/strong><\/em>, coming to the linear and streaming service on April 13, 2025. From Chris Brancato, creator of <em>Narcos<\/em> and <em>Hotel Cocaine<\/em>, Season 4 stars Academy\u00ae Award-winning actor Forest Whitaker as Bumpy Johnson, alongside Ilfenesh Hadera, Lucy Fry, Antoinette Crowe-Legacy, Erik LaRay Harvey, Michael Raymond James, Elvis Nolasco, and Erik Palladino, and introduces Frank Lucas portrayed by Daytime Emmy\u00ae Award-winning actor Rome Flynn. The first three seasons are currently available to stream on MGM+.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/L-ciD9KU6A8?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In Season 4 of <em>Godfather of Harlem<\/em>, Bumpy Johnson (Forest Whitaker) continues his bloody war for control of Harlem against New York&#8217;s Mafia families, while contending with the arrival of gangster Frank Lucas (Rome Flynn). After Malcolm X&#8217;s (Jason Alan Carvell) tragic assassination, Bumpy must also grapple with his daughter Elise&#8217;s (Antionette Crowe-Legacy) involvement with the Black Panthers.<\/p><div id=\"morty-2042599733\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Produced by 20th Television, the series is executive produced by Chris Brancato, Paul Eckstein, Forest Whitaker, Nina Yang Bongiovi, James Acheson, Markuann Smith, Ray Quinlan, Michael Panes, and Stephen Schiff, with Swizz Beatz serving as executive music producer.<\/p>\n<p>\r\n      <table id=\"tmdb-pro\">\r\n        <tbody>\r\n          <tr>\r\n            <td class=\"tmdb-pro-poster\" width=\"20%\" rowspan=\"3\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/image.tmdb.org\/t\/p\/w300_and_h450_bestv2\/\/avhyzJycLNi3nXov2lREhDkP3ik.jpg\"><\/td>\r\n            <td>\r\n              <h3><b>Godfather of Harlem<\/b><\/h3>\r\n            <\/td>\r\n          <\/tr>\r\n          <tr><td><span><b>Network:<\/b> Epix<\/span><span><b>Genre:<\/b> Drama<\/span><span><b>Seasons:<\/b> 4<\/span><span><b>Episodes:<\/b> 40<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><h5><b>Overview<\/b><\/h5><p>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.<\/p><\/td><\/tr>\r\n        <\/tbody>\r\n      <\/table>  \r\n    <br \/>\n<div class=\"content_block\" id=\"custom_post_widget-26535\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themoviedb.org\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-25983\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/program-info-provided-by-tmdb.jpg\" alt=\"Powered by TMDB.org\" width=\"250\" height=\"52\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/program-info-provided-by-tmdb.jpg 353w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/program-info-provided-by-tmdb-300x63.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/program-info-provided-by-tmdb-350x74.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"line-height: .4em;\"><span style=\"white-space: pre-wrap; font: normal 8pt Arial;\">TV &amp; Movie information has been provided by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themoviedb.org\/\">themoviedb.org<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, premium network MGM+ released a first look teaser for Season 4 of Godfather of Harlem, coming to the linear and streaming service on April 13, 2025. 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