La televisión de calidad encontró en 2019 una joya de época con el estreno de (conocida en español como El Padrino de Harlem ). Esta serie, ambientada en el convulsivo Nueva York de los años 60, no solo relata la vida criminal, sino que entrelaza la historia del crimen organizado con los movimientos por los derechos civiles y la política corrupta de la época.
In 1963, Bumpy Johnson returns to a Harlem he no longer recognizes. The neighborhood he once ruled is now in shambles and dominated by the Italian mob—specifically the led by Vincent "Chin" Gigante .
The season's 10 episodes follow Bumpy’s relentless and brutal campaign to reclaim his territory from the Genovese family, a dangerous quest that forces him to form an unexpected and tense alliance. He partners with the fiery and principled Muslim minister Malcolm X to fight a common enemy. This partnership adds a powerful layer to the show, placing the violent struggle for the streets alongside the real-life battles of the civil rights movement against a backdrop of intense social upheaval.