Dark Winds Episode 1 Review - An intriguing Native American Thriller -

AMC’s Native Indian mystery thriller show Dark Winds has its first two episodes premiere few hours back. The show based on the Leaphorn & Chee series of books by American Novelist Tony Hillerman. The show is executive produced by the legendary actor Robert Redford and epic fantasy novelist George R.R. Martin, well known for his A song of Ice and Fire novels which were adapted by HBO as the fantasy hit series Game of Thrones. The first season of Dark Winds consists of 6 episodes airing on AMC and AMC+ streaming service.

Dark Winds Plot & Cast

The official plot synopsis of Dark Winds is as follows:

“On a remote outpost of the Navajo Nation in 1971, Lt. Joe Leaphorn of the Tribal Police and new Deputy Jim Chee are besieged by a series of seemingly unrelated crimes; together, the two men face the trauma of their pasts as they search for clues.”

The cast of the show includes Zahn McClarnon and Kiowa Gordon as the leads portraying the roles of the Navajo police officers. Noah Emmerich, Jessica Matten, Rainn Wilson, Deanna Allison were also part of the cast.

How Is Dark Winds?

The show captures the atmosphere and ambience of the 70s Southwest America. The growing tensions within the Navajo community and their viewpoint on white supremacists is very well captured. The show pulls us into the interesting world of Navajo and their customs. The first episode sets the right tone for the show and gives us an eerie feel of watching a supernatural mystery drama with Native American black magic elements. The relationship between the two police officers with conflicts in their ideologies and the case they try to solve makes this show a worthy spiritual successor to HBO’s True Detective.

What could have been better?

Some people might find the pace a bit slow. Despite of that, this show written and created by all the Native writers excels in engrossing the viewers with an interesting premise and a backdrop that is rarely explored on screen.

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