EXCLUSIVE: Godfather of Harlem is coming to end and getting a proper conclusion. MGM+ has ordered a two-hour series finale for the crime drama series that will wrap the four-season saga about 1960s Harlem gangster Bumpy Johnson, played by Forest Whitaker. The news comes a year after the Season 4 finale of the 20th Television production premiered on June 22, 2025.
Production on the two-hour finale is slated to begin July 10 on the show’s Brooklyn, NY set.
Created by Chris Brancato and Paul Eckstein, Godfather of Harlem has been a flagship series for MGM+. It originated on predecessor
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