Leaphorn is joined by way of a brand new deputy, the bold Jim Chee (Kiowa Gordon), who’s ominously informed by way of a colleague, Bernadette (Jessica Matten), “Out right here, now and again your easiest coverage is not your .38.”
Created by way of Graham Roland and tailored from Tony Hillerman’s novels about Navajo detectives, the moderately convoluted plot comes to a vacationer circle of relatives that buys the incorrect portray, and an unsolved financial institution heist that left in the back of unfound loot and nonetheless instructions the hobby of an FBI agent (“The American citizens'” Noah Emmerich) running within the space.
Leaphorn and his spouse (Deanna Allison), in the meantime, are recuperating from a non-public tragedy, with McClarnon’s pained expressions each time his circle of relatives historical past comes up doing a large number of paintings in conveying the mileage that the nature carries.
As famous, “Darkish Winds” is outstanding extra by way of its advent to a specific position and time than the central thriller, a second a ways sufficient again the place references to magic really feel extra believable. There also are pointed reminders of previous transgressions in contrast neighborhood, similar to a pregnant girl being warned about pressured sterilization if she has her child within the medical institution.
“Darkish Winds” premieres June 12 at 9 p.m. ET on AMC, with advance get right of entry to on AMC+.
