7.7/10302 votesLoading...#1 - Alzado
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 1/22/2023
When Joe Colombo carries out a gentleman's kidnapping of Mayme, Bumpy angrily prepares for a coming war.
Director: Jack Donnelly
Writer: Chris Brancato, Michael Panes
7.8/10569 votesLoading...#2 - 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: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.8/10285 votesLoading...#3 - Angel of Death
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 2/19/2023
Bumpy and Colombo face off for control of the heroin trade when Monsieur 98 returns to bring in the next shipment. Omar makes a romantic appeal to Elise. Pettigrew discovers cocaine through his love affair with a Cuban woman.
Director: Lily Mariye
Writer: Chris Brancato, Michael Panes
7.8/10283 votesLoading...#4 - Spooks
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 2/26/2023
Bumpy utilizes Battle's contacts in the CIA to secure a steady supply of a new drug: cocaine. Stella lies to Fineman in an attempt to escape Colombo's oversight. Mayme applies for a government contract for Palmetto.
Director: Guillermo Navarro
Writer: Dean Imperial, Angelica Chéri
7.8/10267 votesLoading...#5 - Homeland or Death
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 3/12/2023
Bumpy uncovers a CIA plot to assassinate Malcolm X and Che Guevara at the United Nations. Malcolm writes his autobiography. Olympia utilizes Father Louis to get out of trouble.
Director: Guillermo Navarro
Writer: Dean Imperial, Michael Panes
7.9/10752 votesLoading...#6 - 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: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.9/10718 votesLoading...#7 - 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: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.9/10575 votesLoading...#8 - 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: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.9/10326 votesLoading...#9 - Mecca
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 1/29/2023
Jose Battle asks for a favor from his new partner Bumpy Johnson: a political assassination. Malcolm X is detained by Saudi authorities when he travels to Mecca. The district attorney's office targets Mayme for her gangster ties.
Director: Carl Seaton
Writer: Paul Eckstein, Chris Brancato
8.0/10669 votesLoading...#10 - 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
8.0/10623 votesLoading...#11 - 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: N/A
8.0/10605 votesLoading...#12 - 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: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/10312 votesLoading...#13 - Captain Fields
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 2/5/2023
When two uniformed cops attack the Geechee, Bumpy and Battle make a play for control of local 27th police precinct. Stella decides whether to rat Colombo out to the Feds. Meanwhile, Malcolm's life is threatened in Cairo.
Director: Guillermo Navarro
Writer: Moise Verneau, Dean Imperial
8.1/101,042 votesLoading...#14 - 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: N/A
Writer: Paul Eckstein, Chris Brancato
8.1/10518 votesLoading...#15 - The French Connection
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 4/18/2021
After three months in hiding from Chin Gigante and the Italians, Bumpy Johnson takes action to lift the sanctions off his head. By forging new alliances with European suppliers, Bumpy aims to reunite with his family safely back in Harlem.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.1/10450 votesLoading...#16 - It's a Small World After All
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 5/16/2021
An incident at the Geechee Club threatens to break up Bumpy and Chin's partnership. Adam Clayton Powell looks to end the filibuster on the Civil Rights Bill, even if it means playing dirty.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.1/10413 votesLoading...#17 - Man of the Year
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 8/8/2021
Before accepting a prestigious award, Bumpy Johnson contemplates the many contradictions in his life, and struggles to do what's best for his family; Chin Gigante learns a difficult truth about his daughter, Stella.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.1/10388 votesLoading...#18 - The Negro in White America
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 1/15/2023
To repay a drug debt owed to the Italians after the Harlem riots, Bumpy Johnson robs from his own community. Omar seeks to return to Elise and Malcolm's good graces. Someone close to Stella orders a hit on her life.
Director: Joe Chappelle
Writer: Chris Brancato, Michael Panes
8.1/10293 votesLoading...#19 - All Roads Lead to Malcolm
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 3/5/2023
When Battle's arrested, Bumpy must find a way to spring him and find the mole. Bumpy discovers that Malcolm X has more enemies than they thought.
Director: Joe Chappelle
Writer: Chris Brancato, Michael Panes
8.2/10494 votesLoading...#20 - Sting Like a Bee
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 4/25/2021
Bumpy Johnson wants to use his new French supplier to distribute to the “Harlems” of other major American cities. Malcolm X uses Cassius Clay to leverage himself back into favor with the Nation of Islam before Clay’s famous fight versus Sonny Liston.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.3/10627 votesLoading...#21 - 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: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.3/10639 votesLoading...#22 - 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: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.3/10472 votesLoading...#23 - The Fruit Stand Riot
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 5/2/2021
When innocent black teenagers and bystanders are savagely beaten and arrested by police, the Harlem community rallies to free them. Adam Clayton Powell and Mayme Johnson use peaceful protest, but Bumpy Johnson and Malcolm X prefer street justice.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.4/10461 votesLoading...#24 - The Ballot or the Bullet
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 5/23/2021
Three Freedom Riders are murdered in Mississippi, and Bumpy Johnson wants justice, as well as a hedge against Federal investigation. Chin Gigante evades imprisonment with an “insanity” defense, and Malcolm X delivers his most fervent call to action.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.5/10469 votesLoading...#25 - The Geechee
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 5/9/2021
An unlikely partnership proves to be extremely lucrative for Bumpy Johnson and Chin Gigante, but their success puts targets on their backs. Malcolm X fights off attacks on his character and his life.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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Worst Episodes Summary
"Alzado" is the worst rated episode of "Godfather of Harlem". It scored 7.7/10 based on 302 votes. Directed by Jack Donnelly and written by Chris Brancato, Michael Panes, it aired on 1/22/2023. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Rent Strike Blues".