About the series and working with the Navajo Nation, AMC says:
Based on the iconic "Leaphorn & Chee" book series by Tony Hillerman, Dark Winds is a psychological thriller that follows two Navajo police officers in the 1970s Southwest, as their search for clues in a grisly double murder case forces them to challenge their own[...]
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It's a story itself that's born out of struggle, tragedy, and hope to adapt Tony Hillerman's Navajo crime thriller series following the adventures of Dets Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee to the screen With AMC's recent announcement to adapt the late author's work to television in Dark Winds is largely thanks to two giants in[...]