By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem (2020)

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By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem is a four-part docu-series that brings to life the dramatic true story of America’s Black Mecca and its vibrant musical landscape during the years of Bumpy Johnson’s rise and reign.

Original Release

11/08/2020 on EPIX

Links

Website

Cast

Name	Character

Forest Whitaker	Self
Giancarlo Esposito	Self
Jamal Joseph	Self
Denise Oliver-Velez	Self
Courtland Cox	Self
Warren Smith	Self
Eunice Townsend	Self
Joe Bataan	Self
Robin Clark	Self
James Small	Self

(see additional cast & crew)

#	Title	Air Date
1	Mecca	Sunday, 08 November 2020
2	Freedom Songs	Saturday, 14 November 2020
3	Crossroads	Sunday, 22 November 2020
4	Power	Sunday, 29 November 2020

Directors

Keith McQuirter

Cast

Name	Character

Forest Whitaker	Self
Giancarlo Esposito	Self
Jamal Joseph	Self
Denise Oliver-Velez	Self
Courtland Cox	Self
Warren Smith	Self
Eunice Townsend	Self
Joe Bataan	Self
Robin Clark	Self
James Small	Self
Nile Rodgers	Self
Herb Boyd	Self
Felipe Luciano	Self
Al Sharpton	Self
Martha Reeves	Self
Ilfenesh Hadera	Self
Carlos Alomar	Self
Adger W. Cowans	Self
Billy Mitchell	Self
Gary Bartz	Self

Producers

Name	Role

Forest Whitaker	Executive Producer
Swizz Beatz	Executive Producer
Paul Eckstein	Executive Producer
James Acheson	Executive Producer
Chris Brancato	Executive Producer
Nina Yang Bongiovi	Executive Producer
Jill Burkhart	Executive Producer
Markuann Smith	Executive Producer
Keith McQuirter	Executive Producer
Michael Wright	Executive Producer
Leslie Asako Gladsjo	Producer
Cyndee Readdean	Producer
Ariel Kay	Producer
Rachel Watanabe-Batton	Producer
Jun Stinson	Producer
Sam Aleshinloye	Producer
Rebecca Ehrhardt	Producer
Kevin Garnett	Producer
Melissa Leardi	Producer
Pilar McQuirter	Producer
Natalie Shmuel	Producer
Michelle Budnick	Producer
Kawan Prather	Producer
Danielle Dabney	Producer