The Navajo crime drama Darkish Winds took a while to get to season 3, however AMC is fast-tracking season 4 this 12 months for 2026.
Season three of AMC’s drama Darkish Winds is about to lastly hit screens on March 9. It has taken over a 12 months to get this new season going since its greenlight in 2023, however Deadline is now reporting that the AMC community has already renewed Darkish Winds for a fourth season earlier than the third formally broadcasts. The newly authorized season is about to begin its manufacturing in Santa Fe, New Mexico, simply because the season three episodes drop on AMC this March and has been scheduled to air in 2026. Season 4 will observe this 12 months’s output with eight episodes because the present picked up steam and the primary two solely showcased six episodes every.
Based mostly on the Leaphorn & Chee novels by Tony Hillerman, Darkish Winds takes place within the Seventies Southwest and follows two Navajo cops, Leephorn (Zahn McClarnon) and Chee (Kiowa Gordon). The collection was created by Graham Roland with John Wirth as showrunner. Roland and Wirth additionally function government producers alongside Zahn McClarnon, Anne Hillerman, Chris Eyre, Vince Gerardis, Tina Elmo, George R.R. Martin, and Robert Redford.
“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,” mentioned Dan McDermott, president of leisure and AMC Studios for AMC Networks. “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.”
Moreover, season 4 may also mark the directorial debut of Darkish Wind‘s star and government producer Zahn McClarnon. In accordance with Deadline, “The third season picks up six months after the events of season two 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 (Matten) 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.”
