Stan releases the third season of the crime drama Godfather of Harlem, starring Oscar winner Forest Whitaker and about the life of Bumpy Johnson

Godfather of Harlem is one of Stan’s most acclaimed drama series.

And the Australian streaming platform has now released the first episode of the third season of the series.

In the show, Bumpy Johnson, played by Forest Whitaker, will continue his fight against the Cuban Mafia for control of Harlem.

However, the family and community of the feared mob boss are threatened by rival Italians, unscrupulous assassins from Latin America and the CIA.

In a teaser for the new season, Bumpy says, “This heroin was the only chance I had to get those blocks under control.”

“Now I’m crawling back to the Italians with my checkbook,” he adds as large boxes of illegal drugs are burned.

In the series, Bumpy Johnson, played by Forest Whitaker, will continue his fight against the Cuban Mafia for control of Harlem.

Ilfenesh Hadera, who plays Mayme Hatcher Johnson, tells Bumpy, “You either work with the Italians or you fight them.”

The series also stars Vincent D’Onofrio, Lucy Fry, Antoinette Crowe-Legacy and Giancarlo Esposito.

Michael Raymond-James and Jason Alan Carvell also star in the new season.

However, the family and community of the feared mob boss are threatened by rival Italians, unscrupulous assassins from Latin America and the CIA.

Executive producers were Chris Brancato, Paul Eckstein, Forest Whitaker, Nina Yang Bongiovi, James Acheson, Markuann Smith and Joe Chappelle.

In 2020, Godfather of Harlem won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Main Title Design.

The series was also nominated for Outstanding Drama Series at the NAACP Image Awards last year.

The series also stars Vincent D’Onofrio, Ilfenesh Hadera, Lucy Fry, Antoinette Crowe-Legacy and Giancarlo Esposito.