based on novel or book,1970s,new mexico,indigenous,investigation,navajo,shaman,witchcraft,native american reservation,mysterious,fbi agent,indigenous customs,folk magic,tribal police

Dark Winds (2022)

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Where the law ends... vengeance begins.

This psychological thriller follows two Navajo police officers, Leaphorn and Chee, in the 1970s Southwest as their search for clues in a grisly double murder case forces them to challenge their own spiritual beliefs and come to terms with the trauma of their pasts.

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Cast & Crew

Director
  • Profile picture of Zahn McClarnon
    Lt. Joe Leaphorn Zahn McClarnon
  • Profile picture of Kiowa Gordon
    Jim Chee Kiowa Gordon
  • Profile picture of Jessica Matten
    Bernadette Manuelito Jessica Matten
  • Profile picture of Deanna Allison
    Emma Leaphorn Deanna Allison

Videos

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Season 3

2025

8 episodes

Season 3 of Dark Winds premiered on March 9, 2025

Six months after the events of Season 2, Lt. Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee investigate 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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Keywords

  • based on novel or book
  • 1970s
  • new mexico
  • indigenous
  • investigation
  • navajo
  • shaman
  • witchcraft
  • native american reservation
  • mysterious
  • fbi agent
  • indigenous customs
  • folk magic
  • tribal police