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Dark Winds

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Universal acclaim based on 47 Critic Reviews

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Generally favorable reviews based on 14 Ratings

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AMC | AMC+ | Release Date: June 12, 2022

Summary: Set in 1971, Navajo Tribal Police Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn (Zahn McClarnon) and his new deputy, Jim Chee (Kiowa Gordon), investigate a double murder in this Graham Roland adaptation of Tony Hillerman's book series.

Genre(s): Drama, Suspense

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Critic Reviews

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RogerEbert.com Kaiya Shunyata

Feb 9, 2026

Season 4 Review: Season four allows each of its performers to deliver affecting and career-best work, proving that as long as the show’s writers continue to find meaningful cases that push its characters close to the brink, this series will continue to be a defining touchstone that withstands the test of time. Read full review

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Collider Chase Hutchinson

Jul 24, 2023

Season 2 Review: There is a texture to the way everything is constructed and, in many ways, this season is better than the first. It isn’t without its flaws, namely some occasional lines of clunky dialogue, but it remains riveting television. Read full review

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New York Magazine (Vulture)

Kathryn VanArendonk

Mar 11, 2025

Season 3 Review: McClarnon’s magnetism has always made it difficult to look away whenever he’s onscreen, but in these eight episodes, he reveals fissures in that presence, imbuing Leaphorn with an uncertainty that makes the character feel more mortal and elevates Dark Winds’ strongest season to date. Read full review

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TV Guide

Keith Phipps

Jun 7, 2022

Season 1 Review: The world of the series is a rich, complicated one and the story twisty and clever enough to keep Dark Wind compelling. Read full review

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Decider

Joel Keller

Jul 31, 2023

Season 2 Review: Dark Winds continues to be a compelling show because of McLarnon’s lead performance and the complexities that its Indigenous setting brings to its mysteries. Read full review

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Boston Globe

Matthew Gilbert

Jun 9, 2022

Season 1 Review: The coming together of the murder and robbery plots is fine, and more or less satisfying, but it’s everything else about this series that will reach you. Read full review

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Newsday

Verne Gay

Jun 6, 2022

Season 1 Review: Entertaining, but the book is better. Read full review

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TalkTeaV

Jun 12, 2022

Dark Winds is in a perfect spot with AMC, which continues to show content that people once went to the movies to see. I think Actor Zahn McClarnon is one actor who always knows how to play it cool but wise. McClarnon and the rest of the ensemble are a great match-up. The showrunners (so far)Dark Winds is in a perfect spot with AMC, which continues to show content that people once went to the movies to see. I think Actor Zahn McClarnon is one actor who always knows how to play it cool but wise. McClarnon and the rest of the ensemble are a great match-up. The showrunners (so far) are doing a great job getting me to connect with the characters through their stories. It feels like it's going to be a great series, and my curiosity is piqued, I honestly can't wait to see what happens next.

As always, if you made it this far, thanks for reading, and if you watch this series, let me know what you think.

Keep it interesting, Stay Channel Surfing!

Damian at TalkTeaV… Expand

1 of 4 users found this helpful13

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saimariejohnson

Sep 16, 2022

This is a consuming story that left me bewildered at times, and then eager for more at others! Can't wait to see the next season's zany and mysterious episodes and hopeful that Zahn will continue delivering an incredible performance!

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

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bstrdbwn

Aug 16, 2023

Very good story in Navajo land, good writing and acting. Based on books. Recommended.

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MariusL

Jul 3, 2022

I'm especially liking this cop show. Zahn McClarnon is finally in purely good guy role, and it fits him very well. The writing is pretty excellent so far. I hope the show keeps it up. This might be my new "Longmire".

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foundfootage

Aug 29, 2022

An excellent watch with a neat script, well acted and beautifully shot. It does feel rushed at times, and given the complexity of the themes and characters the show could have have had longer episodes or another episode entirely. Well worth a watch if you like detective shows with some heart.

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

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HughMBehavior

Jun 30, 2022

Well shot, well-edited, writing is better than Disney+ garbage level (i.e. above mediocre,) nice New Mexico scenery (this ain't shot in Arizona much if at all, though it's mostly set there. I lived right next to the Rez for years & spent plenty of time out there.)

For half an ep or so IWell shot, well-edited, writing is better than Disney+ garbage level (i.e. above mediocre,) nice New Mexico scenery (this ain't shot in Arizona much if at all, though it's mostly set there. I lived right next to the Rez for years & spent plenty of time out there.)

For half an ep or so I figured it would be an organically diverse show instead of Disney+ "duhversity," but then it became clear that every Native or black character is a soulful saint/soulful saint with one flaw, every white character a villain, a bigot, or a villainous bigot.

In other words: just more woke trash. Maybe Noah Emmerich will learn what a horrible white privileged bigot he is by the end. That's called a "redemption arc" in woke trash parlance.

I won't be around to see his talent wasted on trite 2022 cliché though.… Expand

3 of 5 users found this helpful32

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pdw123

Jun 13, 2022

Tis the most god awful and shameful stereotyped display of native American actors ever, and that's from the pilot no less. Huge disappointment since the male lead in the AMC Pierce Brosnan series "The Son" and his performance there was much better, no comparison to this banal **** even.Tis the most god awful and shameful stereotyped display of native American actors ever, and that's from the pilot no less. Huge disappointment since the male lead in the AMC Pierce Brosnan series "The Son" and his performance there was much better, no comparison to this banal **** even. Terrible story all over the place, bad acting, bad story, very BAD idea yet again for a "new series", AMC---so you better run Better Call Saul for another season which is multiple powers of 10 better than "Dark Winds"… Expand

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Series Overview
Season 4

80
- Season 4 Overview
  Air Date: February 15, 2026
- No episode information is currently available for this season
Season 3

84
- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: March 9, 2025
Season 2

84
- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: July 27, 2023
Season 1

80
- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: June 12, 2022