February 24, 2025

AMC announced today that Dark Winds has been renewed for a fourth season. The pickup is an early one, coming two weeks ahead of the Western noir's Season 3 premiere on March 9. While its first two seasons were each six episodes in length, seasons 3 & 4 will each consist of eight.

"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," said 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."

Set in 1971 on a remote outpost of the Navajo Nation, the series follows Tribal Police Officer Joe Leaphorn, who is dealing with a double murder case. The closer he gets to the truth, the more he exposes the wounds of his past. Joining him in the investigation is his new deputy Jim Chee, and together they must challenge their own spiritual beliefs while battling forces of evil on the path to salvation.

The upcoming third season will pick up six months after the events of Season 2. Lt. Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee are investigating 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.

 
 
 
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