Created by Chris Brancato and Paul Eckstein, and starring and executive produced by Oscar® winner Forest Whitaker, Godfather Of Harlem is inspired by the story of infamous crime boss Bumpy Johnson (Whitaker), who in the early 1960s returned from eleven years in prison to find the neighborhood he once ruled in shambles. With the streets controlled by the Italian mob, Bumpy must take on the Genovese crime family to regain control. During the brutal battle, he forms an alliance with radical preacher Malcolm X – catching Malcolm’s political rise in the crosshairs of social upheaval and a mob war that threatens to tear the city apart. Godfather Of Harlem is a collision of the criminal underworld and the civil rights movement during one of the most tumultuous times in American history.

芒果影评：福里斯特·惠特克,理查德·达历山德罗,克雷格·迪弗朗西亚,小伊万德·杜克,阿瑟·J·纳斯加勒拉,迈克尔·雷蒙德-詹姆斯,CJ Williams,Jason Alan Carvell,Joe Gulla,Josué Charles,Joshua Perez就是最好的演员，没有之一。敢接这个剧本敢演这些角色，本身就有一份巨大的魄力，眼光和格局都太超前了。而且，还把这个角色的分寸感拿捏得刚刚好。

B站影评：最期待的新剧，没让我失望。演员们的表现非常亮眼，后半段的反转极其抓人眼球，他们的迷茫、痛苦与挣扎仿佛都如此感同身受，这真实而又复杂的角色太值得回味了。

优酷影评：最精彩的当数动作设计，拳拳到肉的动作、具备冲击力视觉的呈现，成为该剧的最大亮点。而动作在符合既定人体动能原理的基础上又充满想象力，堪称惊艳。 此外，角色和动作设计的有效结合也是又一大亮点，真人热血番的打斗和极具创新的人物设定相辅相成，更让本剧具备了别样的气质，中二热血的少年感、漫感的打斗风格同样符合当下年轻人的审美标准。

猫眼影评：很有调调的电视剧，不能被轻易定义。 女演员以其独特的个人魅力，让这部电视剧从内容上得以成立，如果以重要性占比来说，至少是在七成以上。

豆瓣影评：一部绵柔、温润的电视剧，有着在欧美剧系中不曾见过的现实主义影像观。从容、克制的影像，又不乏充满直觉性的摄取。摄影机始终以平等的姿态贴近、注视人物。深情、质朴已是本片最大的美德。