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Bumpy Johnson's wild ride through New York's criminal underworld continues on August 8, when Godfather of Harlem returns for the back half of its second season. In Epix's crime drama created by Chris Brancato and Paul Eckstein, Oscar winner Forest Whitaker plays the infamous crime boss, who wars with the Italian mob…

The story of infamous New York City drug kingpin Bumpy Johnson aptly fit in Chris Brancato’s wheelhouse. The co-creator, showrunner and executive producers of Epix and Disney TV Studios’ Godfather Of Harlem penned the 1997 film Hoodlum, which centered on the early life of Johnson in the 1920s and ’30s. This time, he’s…

Las Reinas, ABC’s drama pilot from feature writer Dean Georgaris, ABC Studios and the Mark Gordon Co., has cast Sonia Braga (American Family) in a co-starring role. Additionally, Narcos co-creator Chris Brancato has joined the pilot as executive producer/showrunner under his overall deal at ABC Studios. And Liz Friedla…

Drama writer-producing duo Dan Dworkin and Jay Beattie (Criminal Minds) have sold two hourlong projects. They have teamed with Chris Brancato for U.S. Marshals drama Still At Large, which has received a put pilot commitment at CBS, and also have set up sci-fi drama The Crossing at ABC. Both projects hail from ABC…

The story of notorious Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is headed to the screen… without Kate del Castillo or Sean Penn. History has put in development #Cartel, a drama series from Narcos co-creator Chris Brancato. Written by Brancato, #Cartel will explore the global drug wars through the true story of…

Veteran producer Chris Brancato has signed an overall deal with ABC Studios. Under the pact, Brancato has joined the studio’s ABC drama pilot Of Kings And Prophets as executive producer. The project is still in the pilot stage but I hear the intention is for Brancato to serve as showrunner. The idea is to set up a…