Season 1

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  8.1/101,099 votes

  By Whatever Means Necessary

  Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/29/2019

  After returning from Alcatraz, Bumpy Johnson seeks to regain control of Harlem. With the streets controlled by the Italian mob, Bumpy must take on the Genovese crime family, led by Vincent “Chin” Gigante.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Paul Eckstein, Chris Brancato

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  7.9/10795 votes

  The Nitty Gritty

  Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/6/2019

  Realizing a consistent source of heroin is vital to reclaim Harlem, Bumpy engages in a fevered search to find a dope supply independent of the Italians. Chin engages the services of crooked cops in a plot to arrest Bumpy and send him back to jail.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.9/10763 votes

  Our Day Will Come

  Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/13/2019

  Bumpy unexpectedly finds himself at Elise's side when her shoplifting arrest and subsequent abuse is the catalyst for a protest where conflicting interests cause tensions to rise.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  8.0/10711 votes

  I Am The Greatest

  Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/20/2019

  Cassius Clay battles local boxing hero Doug Jones in the ring. Mayme insists Bumpy back Jones, an advocate for her Harlem Youth organization, but Malcolm urges Bumpy to back Clay. Meanwhile, Chin engages in a turf war for Harlem with Bonnano.

  Director: Guillermo Navarro

  Writer: Paul Eckstein, Chris Brancato

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  8.0/10665 votes

  It's All In the Game

  Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/27/2019

  In an effort to break Bumpy's bank, Chin fixes a bet, as a result, Bumpy owes the winners more than he can cover. Police arrest Stella and Teddy for kissing. Elise looks toward the Nation of Islam in order to better herself.

  Director: Guillermo Navarro

  Writer: Unknown

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  8.0/10648 votes

  Il Canto de Malavita

  Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/3/2019

  Elijah Muhammed tours Malcolm X's mosque where he meets Elise and asks her to spy on Malcolm. Chin finds out Teddy is alive, leaving Ernie Nunzi to correct his mistake. Esther James sues Adam Clayton Powell Jr. for slander.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  8.3/10670 votes

  Masters of War

  Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/10/2019

  Striking back at the Italians, Bumpy exploits Chin's dark past. Mayme and Elise put aside their differences and Bumpy sees his wife and children reunited before his war explodes.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.9/10615 votes

  How I Got Over

  Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/17/2019

  Chin and Bonnano are at war in Harlem. Mayme asks Bumpy to create a will where Bumpy finds out he and Mayme never formally adopted Margaret. Malcolm X and Adam Clayton Powell Jr. go to D.C. for the March on Washington.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.8/10604 votes

  Rent Strike Blues

  Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/24/2019

  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.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  8.3/10681 votes

  Chickens Come Home to Roost

  Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/1/2019

  Bumpy blackmails the mob in an effort to secure the safety of himself and his family. President John F. Kennedy is assassinated. Teddy performs at the Apollo Theater in Harlem.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown