AMC has brightened Dark Winds fans’ day by announcing the critically acclaimed drama has been renewed for season four. The early renewal order comes just weeks before the premiere of season three.
The noir drama debuted in June 2022, followed by season two in July 2023. Seasons one and two each had six episodes. Season three, premiering on March 9, 2025, will have eight, as will season four.
“When we greenlit the first season of Dark Winds, we saw the potential for an authentic and long-running franchise that could live alongside the worlds we were building around The Walking Dead and Anne Rice,” stated Dan McDermott, president of entertainment and AMC Studios for AMC Networks. “That is exactly what this cast and creative team delivered, and the fans have responded. It starts with Tony Hillerman’s unforgettable novels, cared for and attended to by a producing team that includes the likes of Robert Redford, George R. R. Martin, Chris Eyre, and our showrunner John Wirth, and – at the center of everything – the truly extraordinary Zahn McClarnon and the entire cast. Fans have embraced this series on AMC/ AMC+ and made it a top 10 show on Netflix for a solid month last fall. There is so much great storytelling yet to come in these expanded third and fourth seasons.”
McClarnon stars as Lt. Joe Leaphorn, Kiowa Gordon plays Jim Chee, Jessica Matten as Bernadette Manuelito, and Deanna Allison as Emma Leaphorn. Guest stars include Jenna Elfman as FBI Special Agent Sylvia Washington, Bruce Greenwood as Tom Spenser, Raoul Max Trujillo as Budge, Tonantzin Carmelo as Border Patrol Agent Eleanda Garza, Alex Meraz as Border Patrol Agent Ivan Muños, Terry Serpico as Border Patrol Senior Chief Ed Henry, Derek Hinkey as Shorty Bowlegs, Phil Burke as Michael Halsey, and Christopher Heyerdahl as Dr Reynolds. A Martinez will reprise his guest starring role as Scarborough Police Department Acting Chief Gordo Sena. Jeri Ryan returns as Rosemary Vines.
“I’m looking forward to exploring and inhabiting the character of Joe Leaphorn once again in Season 4, and I’m excited to make my directorial debut on a show that means so much to me,” said executive producer and star Zahn McClarnon. “I’d like to send my gratitude and appreciation to Kristin Dolan, Dan McDermott, and all of the hard-working folks at AMC Networks for their support and commitment to Dark Winds. And, of course, I’m most thrilled to be spending time with this wonderful cast and crew whom I have grown to love.”
The eight-episode fourth season is expected to start filming in Santa Fe, New Mexico next month. Series star Zahn McClarnon will make his directorial debut with the just-announced season.
“Dark Winds follows Lt. Joe Leaphorn, Jim Chee, and Bernadette Manuelito of the Navajo Tribal Police solving mysteries on their reservation as it is besieged by increasingly violent crimes in the 1970s,” reads AMC’s synopsis. “The series’ gripping third season, featuring eight episodes, picks up six months after the events of Season 2 and follows Leaphorn and Chee as they investigate the disappearance of two boys, with only an abandoned bicycle and blood-stained patch of ground left in their wake. Meanwhile, Bernadette Manuelito attempts to settle into her new life 500 miles from home with the Border Patrol but stumbles across a conspiracy involving human and drug smuggling with far-reaching implications.”
Graham Roland created the series, based on the Leaphorn & Chee book series by Tony Hillerman. John Wirth is the showrunner and executive produces along with Roland, McClarnon, Robert Redford, George R.R. Martin, Chris Eyre, Tina Elmo, Jim Chory, Vince Gerardis, and Anne Hillerman.
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