AMC Renews ‘Dark Winds’ Drama Series

By R. Thomas Umstead
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Zahn McClarnon-starrer draws third season return in 2025

AMC's 'Dark Winds'
AMC's 'Dark Winds' (Image credit: AMC)

AMC will bring back its drama series Dark Winds, starring Zahn McClarnon, for a third season in 2025. 

The series, which follows a tribal police lieutenant as he seeks to solve crimes in Navajo Country, averaged 1.7 million viewers on AMC in Nielsen live+3 ratings during its second season, which ended earlier this month. The second season of Dark Winds also stars Zahn McClarnon, Kiowa Gordon, Deanna Allison and Jessica Matten. The series featured more than 90 percent of its production team on both sides of  the camera 

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Dark Winds, based on the Leaphorn & Chee book series by Tony Hillerman, is executive produced by McClarnon, Roland Wirth, Robert Redfordn, George R.R. Martin, Anne Hillerman, Chris Eyre, Vince Gerardis and Tina Elmo. 

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.