Exclusive: Rome Flynn on playing gangster Frank Lucas in Godfather Of Harlem Season 4
Streaming on April 13, 2025 on MGM+ from Chris Brancato, creator of Narcos and Hotel Cocaine, is Season Four of Godfather Of Harlem, which stars Academy Award-winning actor Forest Whitaker as Bumpy Johnson, alongside Ilfenesh Hadera, Lucy Fry, Antoinette Crowe-Legacy, Erik LaRay Harvey, Michael Raymond James, Elvis Nolasco, and Erik Palladino, and introduces Frank Lucas portrayed by Daytime Emmy Award-winning and NBA Celebrity All-Star MVP winning actor Rome Flynn. The first three seasons are currently available to stream on MGM+ and Hulu.
Flynn joins the critically acclaimed series in its fourth season, stepping into the prominent role previously held by Denzel Washington in the 2007 film "American Gangster."
"Godfather of Harlem" depicts the life of crime boss Bumpy Johnson (Forest Whitaker), who in the 1960s returned after a decade in prison to find his neighborhood in shambles and new powers rising. It is set against the backdrop of the civil rights movement and explores the collision of the criminal underworld and politics of the era. With Flynn stepping into the role of Lucas, the show is set to expand on its rich depiction of Harlem's tumultuous history.
In Season 4, Bumpy continues his bloody war for control of Harlem against New York’s Mafia families, while contending with the emergence of a potential rival in newly arrived Black gangster Frank Lucas. After Malcolm X’s (Jason Alan Carvell) tragic death, Bumpy must also grapple with his daughter Elise’s (Antoinette Crowe-Legacy) involvement with the Black Panthers.
Blackfilmandtv.com's Wilson Morales talks to Rome Flynn on playing gangster Frank Lucas in Godfather Of Harlem Season 4