AMC renews 'Dark Winds' for third season; set to air in 2025
Sep. 19—The winds keep moving.
AMC announced on Tuesday that "Dark Winds" will get a third season.
"We started this journey with very high hopes for this series, given the remarkable source material and extraordinary creative team behind it, and it has delivered on every level," said Dan McDermott, president of entertainment and AMC Studios for AMC Networks, in a statement. "From the beloved novels, to an incredibly collaborative producing team that includes Robert Redford, George R. R. Martin, showrunner John Wirth and star Zahn McClarnon, to the entire cast and crew, there is so much storytelling yet to come in this universe. Thanks to the fans for embracing this series and the critics for celebrating and shining a light on it."
The series is based on the iconic Leaphorn & Chee book series by Tony Hillerman. It is headquartered at Camel Rock Studios in northern New Mexico.
The series, which has received a perfect 100 Rotten Tomatoes rating for both its first and second seasons, stars Zahn McClarnon, Kiowa Gordon and Jessica Matten.
According to AMC, a target premiere date will be in early 2025.
The second season recently concluded on AMC and AMC+ and season one is currently being featured on Max as part of a two-month programming pop-up of select AMC Networks' shows on the Warner Bros. Discovery streaming service.
In the show's second season, Lt. Joe Leaphorn (McClarnon), reunites with Jim Chee (Gordon), his former deputy turned private eye, when their separate cases bring them together in pursuit of the same suspect. They find themselves in the high desert of Navajo Country chasing a killer who's turned his sights on them to protect a secret that rips open old wounds and challenges Leaphorn's moral and professional code. With the help of Sgt. Manuelito (Matten) and Valencia County Sheriff Gordo Sena, Leaphorn and Chee must thwart their would-be assassin and restore balance not only to their own lives, but to the reservation that depends on them.
Season two of "Dark Winds" was a hit on AMC and AMC+, a top 10 cable drama for the current broadcast season that averaged 1.7 million viewers each week on AMC in Nielsen live+3 ratings. Season two also saw significant viewership and acquisition gains from season one on AMC+.
More than 90% of the production team on both sides of the camera for season two were Indigenous.
According to the New Mexico Film Office, the production employed 200 New Mexico crew members, 90 background/extras, and 60 New Mexico principal actors.
The series is created by Graham Roland. John Wirth serves as showrunner. It is executive produced by Roland, Wirth, McClarnon, Robert Redford, George R.R. Martin, Anne Hillerman, Chris Eyre, Vince Gerardis and Tina Elmo.
