American Godfathers: The Five Families
Explore five powerful New York Mafia families, who ran organized crime in America.
- 2024-2024
- 1 season
- History Channel
- Documentary, Suspense
Explore five powerful New York Mafia families, who ran organized crime in America.
Season 1 Episode Guide
3 Episodes 2024
Episode 1
Death of The Old Rules
Sun, Aug 11, 2024 86 mins
Chronicles the American Mafia's rise from NYC neighborhoods through Prohibition, the 1950s boom, and how violence, drugs, and hearings undermined their code of honor.
Episode 2
Rise of the New Dons
Mon, Aug 12, 2024 120 mins
Focusing on the conflict between the families old guard and a new generation of younger, American-born, mobsters and the long-established rules in order to fulfill their own ambitions.
Episode 3
The Last Don
Mon, Aug 12, 2024 120 mins
A decidedly new, more aggressive commitment by law enforcement to "eradicate" the mafia forces the families to find creative ways to stay in business and out of jail. Some are willing to throw it all away, once and for all.
