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Dark Winds 2022

TV series · 53 min · English, Navajo · June 12, 2022

Crime dramaPsychological thrillerWestern

Created by Graham Roland

Starring Zahn McClarnon, Kiowa Gordon, Jessica Matten, Colorado River Indian Tribes, Rainn Wilson

Dark Winds is a 2026 American psychological thriller television series directed by Graham Roland, adapted from the Leaphorn & Chee police procedural novel series by Tony Hillerman. The show debuted on AMC on June 12, 2022. Joe Leaphorn is played by Zahn McClarnon, Jim Chee by Kiowa Gordon, and Bernadette Manuelito by Jessica Matten, all of whom are Navajo Tribal Police officers. The majority of the cast identifies as Native American. Roland, McClarnon, George R. R. Martin, and Robert Redford serve as executive producers. This marks Redford’s third adaptation of Hillerman's works, following the 1991 film The Dark Wind and the 2002 movie Skinwalkers. Redford’s involvement ends with this series both in front of and behind the camera; his final appearance was a brief cameo in a 2025 episode.

Critics have responded very favorably to the show, especially praising McClarnon’s acting. Season two launched on July 30, 2023, season three on March 9, 2025, and season four on February 15, 2026. Ahead of its fourth-season premiere in February 2026, the series was ordered for a fifth season scheduled to air in 2027.

Cast

• Zahn McClarnonJoe Leaphorn
• Kiowa GordonJim Chee
• Jessica MattenBernadette Manuelito
• Colorado River Indian TribesEmma Leaphorn
• Rainn WilsonDan "Devoted Dan" DeMarco
• Elva GuerraSally Growing Thunder
• Jeremiah BitsuiJames Tso / Hoski
• Eugene Brave RockFrank Nakai
• Noah EmmerichLeland Whitover
• Nicholas LoganColton Wolf
• Isabel Deroy-OlsonBillie Tsosie
• Franka PotenteIrene Vaggan
• Paola NúñezLuisa Alvarado
• Martin SensmeierTerry Bai
• John HoogenakkerSheriff Mark Bishop
• Jonathan AdamsLester
• Ryan BegayGuy Atcitty
• DezBaa'Helen Atcitty
• Amelia RicoAda Growing Thunder
• Rob TepperPete Samuels
• Betty Ann TsosieMargaret Cigaret
• Quenton YazzieRaymond Begay
• Ryffin PhoenixWanda McGinnis
• Natalie BenallyOfficer Natalie Bluehouse
• John DiehlB.J
• A MartinezSheriff Lawrence "Gordo" Sena
• Jacqueline ByersMary Landon
• Jeri RyanRosemary Vines
• Andersen KeeOfficer Harold Bigman
• Wade AdakaiOfficer Gary Felix
• Ernest TsosieRoger
• Tonantzin CarmeloBorder Patrol Agent Eleanda Garza
• Alex MerazBorder Patrol Agent Ivan Muños
• Terry SerpicoBorder Patrol Senior Chief Ed Henry
• Jenna ElfmanFBI Special Agent Sylvia Washington
• Derek HinkeyShorty Bowlegs
• Bodhi Okuma LintonGeorge Bowlegs
• Bruce GreenwoodTom Spenser
• Raoul TrujilloBudge Baca
• Christopher HeyerdahlDr. Reynolds

Crew

Creator

Graham Roland

Executive producer

Graham Roland, Zahn McClarnon, George R. R. Martin, Robert Redford, Anne Hillerman, Tina Elmo, Vince Gerardis, Vince Calandra, Chris Eyre, John Wirth, Max Hurwitz, Thomas Brady

Details

Production

Eleventh Northwest, Fevre River Packet Co., Rolling Cactus Inc., Startling Television, Tina Elmo Productions, Wildwood Enterprises

Network

AMC

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