‘Dark Winds’ Season 4 Trailer Teases Joe Leaphorn & Team’s Los Angeles Adventure (VIDEO)
Dark Winds Season 4 is getting closer with each passing day, and ahead of its return on AMC and AMC+, the network has unveiled an all-new trailer teasing the adventure to come as the fan-favorite noir drama continues the story of Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn (Zahn McClarnon).
Renewed back in March 2025, Dark Winds‘ Season 4 trailer is just the latest update surrounding the series, which has also locked in a premiere date. While details about Season 4 are still forthcoming, there is plenty of information that is already readily available. Below, we’re breaking down everything you need to know about Dark Winds Season 4, so far. Scroll down for a closer look at the must-see details, and stay tuned for more in the weeks ahead.
When will Dark Winds Season 4 premiere?
According to AMC Networks, Dark Winds Season 4 will officially premiere on Sunday, February 15, 2026, at 9pm ET/PT on AMC and AMC+. The season will include eight all-new hour-long episodes, following suit with Season 3’s upped episode count over Seasons 1 and 2’s respective six-episode runs.
Does Dark Winds Season 4 have a trailer?
Dark Winds Season 4 does finally have a full trailer after previously releasing teasers, which teases Leaphorn and team’s adventure as they track a case to Los Angeles, setting a fresh new tone. Check out what’s in store below:
When was Dark Winds Season 4 filmed?
Season 4 was filmed in Santa Fe, New Mexico, over the spring and summer of 2025. Star McClarnon was set to make his directorial debut in the upcoming chapter. “I’m looking forward to exploring and inhabiting the character of Joe Leaphorn once again in Season 4, and I’m excited to make my directorial debut on a show that means so much to me,” said executive producer and star Zahn McClarnon. “I’d like to send my gratitude and appreciation to Kristin Dolan, Dan McDermott, and all of the hard-working folks at AMC Networks for their support and commitment to Dark Winds. And of course, I’m most thrilled to be spending time with this wonderful cast and crew, whom I have grown to love.”
Who will star in Dark Winds Season 4?
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Alongside McClarnon, Dark Winds features Kiowa Gordon, Jessica Matten, and Deanna Allison. Season 4 will also see the return of A Martinez, with Franka Potente, Isabel DeRoy-Olson, Chaske Spencer, Luke Barnett, and Titus Welliver joining the mix.
What is Dark Winds Season 4 about?
The 70s-set series will continue to follow Leaphorn as he solves mysteries as part of the Navajo Tribal Police, alongside Bernadette (Matten) and Chee (Gordon). In Season 4, the story focuses on the search for a missing Navajo girl, which takes Leaphorn, Chee, and Manuelito from the safety of Navajo Nation to the gritty terrain of 1970s Los Angeles in a race against the clock to save her from an obsessive killer with ties to organized crime.
Who made Dark Winds Season 4?
As mentioned above, McClarnon, who directed an episode, also continued his role as executive producer behind the scenes with showrunner John Wirth, creator Graham Roland, Robert Redford (prior to his death), George R.R. Martin, Chris Eyre, Tina Elmo, Jim Chory, Vince Gerardis, and Anne Hillerman.
Dark Winds, Season 4 Premiere, Sunday, February 15, 2026, 9pm ET/PT, AMC & AMC+
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Why is this excellent show not ever nominated for any Emmys? The acting is exceptional, and the storylines are the best. I've been a Tony Hillerman fan for many years, and was so inspired by his novels that I visited the Navajo Nation and the many places mentioned in them.
Dark winds lives up to the greatness of Hillerman's novels and his respective for the Navajo people.
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Love this show, love Zahn McClarnon and A Martinez and the other cast members as well. Can't wait for the new season and reruns are always welcome too.
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Excellent show. Needs to be on weekly and not just for 8 episodes. It is that addictive!!
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Way to go!! So glad it has been renewed. Excellent cast and crew that do excellent jobs. Keep up the good work. Looking forward to the new season.
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Such a great show - so glad it's returning! Going through withdrawal, waiting for Season 4😉 Thanks AMC - good decision to keep these great actors raising the bar for TV programming.
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Season 3 has been as excellent as the previous 2. The acting, the cinematography, the directing. Everything feels so authentically Navajo. (I lived in Santa Fe and AZ, where the Native cultures are intrinsic with The Land.) In Season 3, I enjoyed the flirting with Navajo supernatural mysteries. Would like to see more emphasis on this aspect of Tribal life, in Season 4. The more mysterious, the better! 😳
Also, special shout out to the Robert Redford cameo in Season 3. At a poker game, saloon-style. That was a hoot! (Got a kick out of Sam Elliot’s cameo in Season 1, at a Santa Fe cafe. 🤗) Will George RR Martin have a Season 4 cameo? 😁
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Great show, love it! Thank you TVinsider for telling me about it on an earlier newsletter, I wound up immediately, binging the first 2 seasons!
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I love this show!! Great acting! Fantastic story line! So excited for Chaske Spencer to join the cast! I love him! He always does an outstanding job.He will fit right in! And.. another WOLFPACK member!!
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Debbie,
I asked an longtime friend on a business trip together in Arizona if he knew of any authors in the Burke/Child class of mystery writers that focused on Southwest Indian culture. He immediately said Tony Hillerman.
I ready each and every one in order until he passed on. So did my wife. We only recently, after becoming dedicated fans of Dark Winds, learned the continuation of his written work by his talented daughter, Anne. I feel like he has risen.
Thank you fellow traveler,
Terry
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Love this show as much as I loved Tony Hillermans books.
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Great show, can't wait for season 4
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We just finished watching all 3 seasons, what an amazing show. This is absolutely amazing CAST and writing. We are so excited to hear that it will return for a 4th season and can’t wait to watch and see where the adventure of Lieutenant Leaphorn takes us! I agree with another comment that this show and cast deserves to be at the top of the list for awards. Well done everyone, thank you for bringing back true storytelling to the screen in a classy style.
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I absolutely love dark winds and Zahn is awesome can not wait for season 4 and beyond .
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Dark Winds is my FAVORITE series. I agree this series should have multiple Emmy nominations so far!
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His daughter, Mary Hillerman, continued the Leaphorn series. She writes even better than Tony!!!
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I love Dark Winds! So glad it was renewed and we now have season 4 premiere date. I was worried with the death of executive producer Robert Redford but apparently there is no problem now and hopefully in the foreseeable future.
Unfortunately Tony Hillerman is one of the few who portray Native Americans in a positive viewing. So many people always portray the Native AMERICANS as shiftless, drunkards and bad individuals. This is so WRONG as the Native Americans are fine upstanding individuals who are held back by the majority. If the white man had not broken their treaties with the Native Americans there would have been less violence in the west. After all if it had not been for the Native Americans helping and feeding the Plymouth Rock personnel they would not have survived their first winter here in America.
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I absolutely love this show. Cannot wait for Season 4 ❤️
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I love this show and wish it would have afull season of 21 episodes.
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Just finished binge watching all three seasons of DARK WINDS. I don't even remember how I discovered the series. I'm so glad I did. This is a great show and I hope it continues for many seasons. The actors and the writing, etc., are all wonderful. I look forward to Season 4!!
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Looking forward to Dark Winds Season 4. Love the actors on this show. Especially the strong women characters played by Matten and Allison. Been watching the Bosch shows so will be eager to watch Titus Welliver playing a bad guy.
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Super excited that they are continuing!!!!
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Is season 3 Now available on Netflix?
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A brilliant show. Can’t wait for season 4…..
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I started to watch it by accident I find the show brilliant I really like it I live I in Australia The whole concept is new to me I really like the Native cops esp joe and his wife is lovely At times I find it quite scary great show very well acted good plots
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Great show I spent a lot of time in the 4 corners area years ago during that same time period. Tony Hillerman did a marvelous job describing that area and time.
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My husband and I love this show. Hurry up, Season 4!!
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