American Gangster

2006 • BET
4.6
197 reviews
TV-14
Rating
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Season 1 episodes (6)

1 Stanley "Tookie" Williams
10/23/08
Season-only
Explore Tookie Williams' involvement in the Crips, their continuous battles with rival gang the Bloods, and the history of gangs in L.A. from WWII to the present.
2 "Freeway" Ricky Ross
10/23/08
Season-only
Illiterate, but an athlete, "Freeway" Ricky Ross went from being a sports king to the crack king in the 70s and 80s when drugs were turning L.A. into the 'Hood' from hell.
3 Lorenzo "Fat Cat" Nichols
10/23/08
Season-only
From notorious driver and muscle man to Harlem's most powerful gangster, Frank Lucas ran the powder game with ruthless determination.
4 Leroy "Nicky" Barnes
10/23/08
Season-only
Black Inc became code for Murder Inc on the streets of Philly in the 1970s. Explore the mentality, the ruthless deranged violence that was the Philly Black Mafia.
5 The Smith Brothers
10/23/08
Season-only
In the wee hours of the morning on April 6, 2003, four men drilled a hole through the wall of a vacant restaurant in San Francisco's Union Square district that would eventually gain them entry into Lang Estate Jewelers.
6 The Chambers Brothers
10/23/08
Season-only
Some may refer to Billy Joe, Willie, Larry and Otis Chambers as the First Family of Crime. These four brothers who hailed from Arkansas grew up to be some of the most notorious drug lords in America, with profits that exceeded $

About this show

American Gangster chronicles the life and times of the 20th Century's most notorious African American crime figures. Explore a forensic survey of the rise and fall of these plagues to the community.

Ratings and reviews

4.6
197 reviews
A Google user
November 3, 2016
These are documentaries, not the movie AG wit Denzel. Which all are true. Denzel portrayed Frank Lucas. I luv the series American Gangster & the movie, well it's my absolute favorite.💯✅
9 people found this review helpful
Mickey Mcdaniel
May 2, 2015
Denzel washington....all i hv to say..yummy but bad n no way to live life as the drug lord of NYC.
53 people found this review helpful
A Google user
February 4, 2018
These series were real life stories. The movie and the series just have the same name. I liked the series better than the movie.