Dark Winds
Dark Winds is an upcoming American psychological thriller television series created by Graham Roland based on the "Leaphorn & Chee" book series by Tony Hillerman. The first season will consist of six episodes, and is set to premiere on AMC and AMC+ on June 12, 2022. Premise. The series follows two Navajo police officers, Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee, in the 1970s Southwest. Production. Development. In July 2021, it was announced that AMC had greenlighted "Dark Winds" for a six-episode order. The series is created by Graham Roland, who executive produces with Zahn McClarnon, George R. R. Martin , Robert Redford, Tina Elmo, Vince Gerardis, Vince Calandra, and Chris Eyre. Redford previously produced two other adaptions of the "Leaphorn & Chee" series, "The Dark Wind" and "Skinwalkers". Calandra serves as showrunner, and Eyre directed the pilot. The series is produced by AMC Networks and Dark Winds Productions. Writing. The writers' room is all Native American. Casting. Alongside the series announcement, Zahn McClarnon and Kiowa Gordon were cast as Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee. In August 2021, Noah Emmerich was cast as Whitover. Jessica Matten, was cast as Bernadette Manuelito. Rainn Wilson was cast as Devoted Dan in early September. In  February 2022, it was revealed that Deanna Allison would make her television acting debut on the show as Leaphorn's wife, Emma. Filming. Filming began on August 23, 2021, in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Location shoots also occurred in Española, Tesuque Pueblo, Cochiti Pueblo, and the Navajo Nation. In mid-October, the series filmed in Mexican Hat, Monument Valley and Kayenta. Filming was expected to wrap on November 11, 2021.