‘Dark Winds’ Renewed for Season 5 Ahead of Season 4 Premiere

AMC has given “Dark Winds” a Season 5 renewal ahead of the premiere of its fourth season.

via: Deadline

Season 5 begins filming in Santa Fe, New Mexico in March and will also consist of eight, hour-long episodes set to debut in 2027.

Based on Tom Hillerman’s Leaphorn & Chee book series, Dark Winds Lt. Joe Leaphorn (Zahn McClarnon), Jim Chee (Kiowa Gordon) and Bernadette Manuelito (Jessica Matten) of the Navajo Tribal Police solving mysteries on their reservation as it is besieged by increasingly violent crimes in the 1970s. The series is created for television by Graham Roland.

Season 4 focuses on the search for a missing Navajo girl, which takes Leaphorn, Chee and Manuelito from the safety of Navajo Nation to the gritty terrain of 1970s Los Angeles in a race against the clock to save her from an obsessive killer with ties to organized crime.

The series is executive produced by Robert Redford and George R.R. Martin. Other executive producers include Roland, Wirth, McClarnon, Chris Eyre, Tina Elmo, Jim Chory, Thomas Brady, Max Hurwitz, Vince Gerardis and Anne Hillerman.

Guest stars for Season 4 include Franka Potente, Isabel DeRoy-Olson, Chaske Spencer, Luke Barnett, Titus Welliver. A. Martinez also returns.

“Over four seasons, Dark Winds has masterfully blended compelling character-driven stories, Navajo culture, spirituality and breathtaking cinematography. We are elated to continue the journey alongside showrunner John Wirth and the incomparable Zahn McClarnon,” Dan McDermott, Chief Content Officer of AMC Networks and President of AMC Studios said in a statement. “Our extraordinary producing and creative team, cast and crew have crafted a gripping crime drama that continues to be embraced by fans and widely celebrated by critics. We can’t wait to share more of this incredible story with audiences across the globe.”

Season 4 premiere February 15 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on AMC and AMC+. New episodes air on Sundays.