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TV Editor Bank Holiday highlights include Andrew Scott and Cillian Murphy in The Delinquent Season, more Mare of Easttown, the return of Beat the Chasers and Ghosts, and Heist: The Northern Bank Robbery . . . Pick of the Day Heist: The Northern Bank Robbery, 9.00pm, BBC One Heres a documentary about the infamous Northern Bank robbery in Belfast in December 2004, when an armed gang seized a total of £26.5 million. The investigating team of Darragh MacIntyre and Sam McBride shed new light on the...

Synopsis: “Bumpy Johnson wants to use his new French supplier to distribute to the Harlems of other major American cities; Malcolm X uses Cassius Clay to try to leverage himself back into favor with the Nation of Islam before the boxer’s fight vs. Sonny Liston.”   (EPIX) Sam Christian “Sting Like A Bee” is an episode in which several recurring characters cemented themselves into the show’s plot. Leading the way, Sam Christian, played by Method Man, occupies an interesting role in B...

Columnist NICK OVERALL takes a look at what’s making waves in Streaming World.  FOREST Whitaker has become one of the most recognisable actors in modern film and television, but one who more often than not has taken back-seat roles in his work. Nick Overall. However in “Godfather of Harlem”, now streaming its second season on Stan, he’s more than taking charge as Ellsworth Raymond Bumpy Johnson, an infamous, African-American drug trafficker who became known as the kingpin of Harlem, ...

Forest Whitaker finalizes his divorce Forest and Keisha Whitaker (Photo credit: Shutterstock.com / aspen rock) Academy Award-winning actor Forest Whitaker and his wife Keisha Nash-Whitaker, an actress and producer, finalized their divorce this month according to The Blast. The couple had been married for 22 years before announcing their separation in 2018. According to the judgment filed on April 15, Forest and Keisha listed irreconcilable differences as the reason for their split clai...

Wanda Sykes Synopsis: "A working-class family in Indiana struggles to make it work and make it right without the blueprint to do it," Netflix writes. Spiral: From The Book of Saw Release Date: May 14 Starring: Samuel L. Jackson Synopsis: "A criminal mastermind unleashes a twisted form of justice in Spiral, the terrifying new chapter from the book of Saw. Working in the shadow of his father, an esteemed police veteran, brash Detective Ezekiel “Zeke” Banks and his rookie partner take charge ...

Written by Danielle Chiriguayo and Amy Ta, produced by Angie Perrin Apr. 20, 2021Hollywood MORE In “Godfather of Harlem,” Forest Whitaker plays Bumpy Johnson, a real-life crime boss from the 1960s. Photo by Myles Aronowitz/Epix. Forest Whitaker has been in more than 75 movies — including “Black Panther,” “Arrival,” and “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” — and he won an Oscar for playing Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in “The La...

The highly anticipated season two of The Godfather of Harlem premieres Sunday, April 18 on Epix at 9pm ET.

Godfather of Harlem. The French Connection Hope those Twitter fingers are ready! ONE HOUR till the premiere of Godfather of Harlem Season 2 right here on Twitter at 9PM EST/ 6PM PST @epixHD Dont forget to tag us and use the hashtag #GodfatherofHarlem to chat with the family! pic.twitter.com/oj9Cy7yINJ Synopsis: After three months in hiding from Chin Gigante and the Italians, Bumpy Johnson takes action to lift the sanctions on his head. By forging new alliances with his European suppliers, Bumpy...

DON’T MISS 56th Academy of Country Music Awards: Keith Urban and Mickey Guyton are our hosts for this year’s festivities in Nashville, Tennessee. Once again, the show will originate from three iconic country music venues: the Grand Ole Opry, the historic Ryman Auditorium and the Bluebird Cafe, and will feature performances from more than 25 of the genre’s biggest stars. As for the prizes, Maren Morris and Chris Stapleton lead the nomination list with six apiece. (Sunday, 8 p.m., CBS) OTHE...

Hear New DMX Song With Swizz Beatz and French Montana Emily Zemler A new song from Epix series  Godfather of Harlem has arrived featuring late rapper DMX, Swizz Beatz and French Montana. The track, “Been to War,” drops only days after DMX died at age 50 after suffering a heart attack. The song appears on the soundtrack to the second season of Godfather of Harlem, which premieres April 18th. The show stars Forest Whitaker as a real-life 1960s gangster named Bumpy Johnson, a...