MGM+ original series Godfather of Harlem returns April 13 with an action-packed season 4 teaser, starring Academy® Award-Winner Forest Whitaker. Season 4 also introduces daytime EMMY® Award-Winner Rome Flynn as Frank Lucas, with Music by Grammy Award-Winner Swizz Beatz.
Season 4 Synopsis
In Season 4 of Godfather of Harlem, Bumpy Johnson (Forest Whitaker) continues his bloody war for control of Harlem against New York’s Mafia families, while contending with the arrival of gangster Frank Lucas (Rome Flynn). After Malcolm X’s (Jason Alan Carvell) tragic assassination, Bumpy must also grapple with his daughter Elise’s (Antionette Crowe-Legacy) involvement with the Black Panthers.
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.
More info to come, but also some exciting updates:
- Michael Benjamin Washington plays renowned writer, social critic and activist, James Baldwin, known for his piercing insight into the complexities of race, identity, and human relationships.
- Devin Kessler plays Afeni Shakur, Tupac Shakur’s mother.
Are you ready for season 4? Catch up on seasons one through three now available on MGM+.
Do you think Rome Flynn will do his character Frank Lucas justice? Let us know your thoughts!
Season 4 is out April 13 on MGM+. Tune in!
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