Godfather of Harlem (2019)

Name: Godfather of Harlem
Released: 2019
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Forest Whitaker, Erik LaRay Harvey, Ilfenesh Hadera, Antoinette Crowe-Legacy, Lucy Fry

TV-MA 7.1/10 IMDb

Drama Crime

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.

Creator: Chris Brancato, Paul Eckstein

Cast: Forest Whitaker, Erik LaRay Harvey, Ilfenesh Hadera, Antoinette Crowe-Legacy, Lucy Fry

Content Warnings

Identity & Discrimination

Hate crimes (depicted) Racial slurs / racism (depicted)

Mental Health & Emotional

Death of a child Grief / bereavement (major focus)

Other

Gaslighting / emotional manipulation Infidelity Kidnapping / abduction War / combat (referenced)Wrongful imprisonment

Sexual Content

Explicit sexual content / nudity Sexual coercion / non-consensual situations

Substance Use

Alcohol abuse (depicted) Drug use (depicted) Overdose scenes

Violence & Physical Harm

Domestic violence / intimate partner abuse Gore / graphic violence Gun violence Police brutality Self-harm / suicide (depicted) Sexual assault / rape Torture

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Does It Get Worse?

Stays Consistent Content intensity remains similar across seasons.

15 series-wide warnings apply across all seasons.

Season 1 12 warnings

Avg severity:(3.8)

Hate crimes (depicted)Racial slurs / racism (depicted)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationWrongful imprisonmentSexual coercion / non-consensual situationsAlcohol abuse (depicted)Drug use (depicted)Overdose scenesDomestic violence / intimate partner abuseGore / graphic violenceGun violenceTorture

Season 2 11 warnings

Avg severity:(3.8)

Hate crimes (depicted)Racial slurs / racism (depicted)Grief / bereavement (major focus)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationKidnapping / abductionAlcohol abuse (depicted)Drug use (depicted)Domestic violence / intimate partner abuseGore / graphic violenceGun violenceTorture

Season 3 12 warnings

Avg severity:(4.0)

Hate crimes (depicted)Racial slurs / racism (depicted)Death of a childGrief / bereavement (major focus)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationAlcohol abuse (depicted)Drug use (depicted)Overdose scenesDomestic violence / intimate partner abuseGore / graphic violenceGun violenceTorture