"AMC Dark Winds, based on the Leaphorn and Chee novels by Tony Hillerman, is the 1970s-set story of Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn (Zahn McClarnon), a Navajo Nation police officer, and his sidekicks Bernadette Manuelito (Jessica Matten) and Jim Chee (Kiowa Gordon.) Over the first three seasons, we've seen them face off against crooked mining magnates, zealous cults, and border patrol conspiracies. (You can catch up on the first three seasons on Netflix.)"
"The end of Season 3 felt like the end of an era, though. Fed up with his obsession with his job, Joe's wife Emma (Deanna Allison) left him and moved to Los Angeles, while Manuelito and Chee started a tenuous relationship. Now, the status quo is irreparably changed. But the series doesn't miss a beat. In fact, its fourth may be the show's best season yet."
Dark Winds is a 1970s-set neo-western mystery centered on Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn, Bernadette Manuelito, and Jim Chee, Navajo Nation police officers. Season 4 raises stakes by moving parts of the investigation to Los Angeles and intensifying tension. The plot follows a missing 16-year-old boarding school student and a tall German woman who commits a diner massacre, drawing the trio into a cross-jurisdictional chase. Joe contends with marital strain after his wife Emma left for Los Angeles while Manuelito and Chee explore a new relationship. The season blends period detail, cultural specificity, and an inventive fantasy twist to refresh genre conventions.
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