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Starzplay, the international premium streaming service from Starz, announced today that it will premiere the critically-acclaimed historical crime drama series “Godfather of Harlem” in France and the United Kingdom on Sunday, 1 November, with new episodes from the first season airing weekly.  Inspired by actual persons and events, “Godfather of Harlem” reimagines the story of infamous crime boss Bumpy Johnson (Academy Award®-winner Forest Whitaker), who in the early 1960s returned from ten 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 (Nigél Thatch) – 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 d...