AMC has announced an extensive guest cast for the third season of its acclaimed thriller series, “Dark Winds.” The show, set to debut in 2025, will feature Jenna Elfman (“Dharma & Greg,” “Fear the Walking Dead“) and Bruce Greenwood (“The Fall of the House of Usher,” “The Resident“) in prominent roles.
Elfman will portray FBI Special Agent Sylvia Washington, while Greenwood will play the character of Tom Spenser. The announcement was made as part of AMC’s Upfronts presentation, where the network also revealed that production for Season 3 has commenced in New Mexico.
Joining Elfman and Greenwood as guest stars are Raoul Max Trujillo (“Mayans M.C.,” “Blue Beetle”), Tonantzin Carmelo (“La Brea,” “The English”), Alex Meraz (“The Twilight Saga: New Moon,” “The Walking Dead”), Terry Serpico (“Law & Order: SVU,” “Yellowstone”), Derek Hinkey (“American Primeval,” “Americana”), Phil Burke (“Hell on Wheels,” “Rabbit Hole”), and Christopher Heyerdahl (“Under the Banner of Heaven,” “Hell on Wheels”).
Season 3 of “Dark Winds” will pick up six months after the events of Season 2. The story will follow Joe Leaphorn (Zahn McClarnon) and Jim Chee (Kiowa Gordon) as they investigate the disappearance of two boys, with only an abandoned bicycle and a blood-stained patch of ground as clues. Meanwhile, Bernadette Manuelito (Jessica Matten), who has joined the Border Patrol, uncovers a conspiracy involving human and drug smuggling.
The series is created by Graham Roland and based on the Leaphorn & Chee book series by Tony Hillerman. John Wirth serves as showrunner, and the series boasts an impressive list of executive producers, including Roland, Wirth, McClarnon, Robert Redford, George R.R. Martin, Chris Eyre, Tina Elmo, Jim Chory, Vince Gerardis, and Anne Hillerman.
“Dark Winds” has received critical acclaim, with a perfect 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes for both its first and second seasons. The show has been praised for its exploration of Navajo culture and its predominantly Indigenous cast and crew. The writing team for the series is also entirely Native American.
