The book introduced us to two Navajo Tribal Police officers called Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee.
The film was produced byPatrick MarkeyandRobert Redford.
The writers' room forDark Windswas led by Roland and consists entirely of Native American writers.
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Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn of the Tribal Police is besieged by a series of seemingly unrelated crimes.
The closer he digs to the truth, the more he exposes the wounds of his past.
He is joined on this journey by his new deputy, Jim Chee.
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Chee, too, has old scores to settle from his youth on the reservation.
Watch theDark Winds Trailer
The trailer throws us right into a murder scene.
We are then introduced to Leaphorns deputy, Chee who is new to the department.
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Together, Leaphorn and Chee begin to solve the crimes that have been going on in their community.
Meanwhile, theres another crime going on in town that leads to the death of someone called Anna.
Leaphorn holds a picture of Anna and sobs while Chee promises to find out who killed Anna.
Whos committing these crimes?
Whos Anna to Leaphorn?
Will the duo finally catch the killer?
The trailer leaves us with questions only the show can answer.
When Is Dark Winds Season 1’s Premiere Date?
Dark WindsSeason 1 will premiere on Sunday, June 12, 2022, on AMC andAMC+with two episodes.
It will air on AMC at 9 pm ET/PT.
How Many Episodes Does Dark Winds Have?
Dark Windsis set to have six episodes.
The final episode is set to arrive on July 10 on AMC+ and July 17 on AMC.
Where Can You Stream Dark Winds?
Dark Windswill premiere exclusively on AMC and AMC+.
Dark Windsstars Zahn McClarnon as Joe Leaphorn.
McClarnon is known for his recurring role as Officer Mathias in the 2012 western crime show,Longmire.
He also starred as Toshaway in the 2017 western drama series,The Son.
McClarnons work spans beyond western shows.
He is also known for his role as Junior in the 2014 short-lived drama,The Red Road.
Dark Windsalso starsNoah Emmerichas Whitover, a burned-out FBI agent with a dying career.
Emmerich has also been featured in movies such asThe Truman Show(1998) andSuper 8(2011).
Rainn Wilsonplays the role of Devoted Dan, a degenerate missionary who depends on his faith to gain followers.
Dark Windswas created by Graham Roland.
Roland also co-produced some of the shows he wrote such asFringeandAlmost Human.
Roland is credited for one of the episodes ofDark Windsand also serves as executive producer of the show.
George R. R. Martin is also an executive producer forDark Winds.
Robert Redford is also credited as an executive producer inDark Winds.
This isnt the first time Redford is working on an adaptation of theLeaphorn and Cheebook series.
As mentioned above, Redford produced the 1991 film adaptation of the book series calledThe Dark Wind.
Chris Eyre has also returned for the new TV series and is credited as an executive producer.
