Giancarlo Esposito is set to juggle Better Call Saul with Epix's Godfather of Harlem

The Hollywood Reporter

Esposito is poised to become a series regular on two shows next year. While Esposito is in the midst of talks to return to Better Call Saul, he has joined Epix's 1960s-set period crime drama starring Forest Whitaker as 1960s crime boss Bumpy Johnson. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Esposito will play Adam Clayton Powell, "a Baptist minister, congressman and a legendary Harlem figure who more than any other New Yorker advanced the cause of civil rights at home and in Washington. With a taste for European cruises at taxpayer expense, whiskey and milk, and beautiful women, Powell is an outrageous showman who delights in tweaking the white power structure. His running feud with Bumpy Johnson becomes the stuff of lore and legend." The Hollywood Reporter reports Esposito "will be a series regular on both shows once contract talks to return to the AMC drama have been completed. Sources tell THR that his deal is currently in the works.)" The casting would mean he'll juggle roles filmed in Albuquerque and New York City.