Godfather of Harlem is bringing in new blood for Season 4, with Rome Flynn portraying notorious drug lord Frank Lucas—yes, the same Frank Lucas that Denzel Washington played in American Gangster . The new season, which dropped April 13 on MGM+, finds Bumpy Johnson (Forest Whitaker) still fighting for control of Harlem as he battles New York’s mafia families. Now, he’s facing Lucas’ arrival and his growing quest for dominance, as well as the fallout from Malcolm X’s (Jason Alan Carvell) assassination. As a result, Johnson must also deal with his daughter Elise’s (Antoinette Crowe-Legacy) involvement with the Black Panthers. Rome Flynn on working with Forest Whitaker and joining mid-series Flynn told Blavity/Shadow and Act Managing Editor, Trey Mangum, that joining Godfather of Harlem opposite Forest Whitaker felt similar to joining How to Get Away with Murder opposite Viola Davis. “This kind of mirrors that experience for me, you know, joining a show with another prolific actor,” he...
