EXCLUSIVE: Rome Flynn is set to play drug lord Frank Lucas in the upcoming fourth season of the MGM+ series Godfather of Harlem, a story set in an era that has been missed by both TV and movies like Denzel Washington-led American Gangster.
Rome Flynn returns to the screen as Frank Lucas in Godfather of Harlem
Flynn brings to life a pivotal moment in Lucas’ life: from “a country boy from North Carolina” to starting a new life in Harlem. As he finds his way, he has “an initial friction with gangster Bumpy Johnson (Forest Whitaker),” but “eventually rises to become Bumpy’s fierce defender and right-hand man.” In Godfather of Harlem, Lucas’ story begins 10 years before American Gangster.
In our first look at Flynn as Lucas below, he's just stepped off a bus that has arrived at his destination: New York. Lucas has a look of curiosity mixed with a bit of concern, which is honestly the reaction of most people when they visit the Big Apple for the first time.
“Essentially, Frank is escaping his reality in North Carolina and trying to find a better reality,” Flynn tells Deadline of Lucas’ state of mind when this scene was filmed. “This first shot shows him getting off the bus and walking into New York City, seeing everything for the first time, and making his way to Harlem.”
