Stan is releasing the third season of the crime drama Godfather of Harlem, starring Academy Award winner Forest Whitaker

Godfather of Harlem is one of Stan’s highest rated 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.

Stan has released the third season of the crime drama Godfather of Harlem, starring Oscar-winning director Forest Whitaker and chronicling the life of Bumpy Johnson

However, the crime boss’ family and community are threatened by rival Italians, ruthless Latin American assassins and the CIA.

In a preview of the new season, Bumpy says, “That heroin was the only chance I had to control those blocks.”

“Now I’m crawling back to the Italians with my checkbook,” he adds, as large crates 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’re going to either work with the Italians or fight them.”

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

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

However, the crime boss’ family and community are threatened by rival Italians, ruthless Latin American assassins 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