Season 3 of the acclaimed neo-western series kicks off March 9 on AMC.
Warning: This is an overview of Seasons 1 and 2 of Dark Winds. As such, it will contain plenty of spoilers
We are chomping at the bit as we eagerly await the March 9 Season 3 premiere of Dark Winds, the highly addictive neo-western series starring Zahn McClarnon, Kiowa Gordon, and Jessica Matten. If you’re a little fuzzy when it comes to recalling all the drama that unfolded during the first two seasons, we have got the refresher you need.
Season 1
Season 1 Premiere Recap
Tribal Police officers Joe Leaphorn, Jim Chee and Bernadette Manuelito launch an investigation into a double murder near their remote outpost in Navajo Nation, and find they may be dealing with evil forces both earthly and supernatural.
Season 1, Episode 2 Recap
Leaphorn and Chee interview the surviving witness to the Big Rock Motel murders. Meanwhile, Sgt. Manuelito makes a chilling discovery of her own.
Season 1, Episode 3 Recap
Members of the community focus on rituals both mournful and celebratory. Money is laundered — until there’s a kink in the supply chain. And even Leaphorn starts to notice that Chee and Manuelito might have a thing going on.
Season 1, Episode 4 Recap
Leaphorn invites Chee over for the dinner — but the evening doesn’t go as planned. Meanwhile, Manuelito makes an important discovery — and proves she really is a straight shooter.
Season 1, Episode 5 Recap
Leaphorn has a major suspect in custody — and then he doesn’t. Manuelito faces her worst fears. Chee must make a choice between his career and his people.
Season 1, Episode 6 Recap
Leaphorn, Chee, and Manuelito descend on the hiding place of the Buffalo Society.
Seasom 2
Season 2, Episode 1 Recap
Joe Leaphorn investigates the death of a man involved with a mysterious cult, while Jim Chee, employed as a private investigator, works a case of his own. Meanwhile, Sgt. Bernadette Manuelito deals with a “hemp head” who claims to have been attacked by extraterrestrials.
Season 2, Episode 2 Recap
Lt. Joe Leaphorn defuses a potentially explosive situation after dragging the wounded Jim Chee to safety. Meanwhile, Sgt. Bernadette Manuelito considers employment opportunities.
Season 2, Episode 3 Recap
Lt. Joe Leaphorn and Sgt. Bernadette Manuelito finally arrive where we first saw them in the Season 2 premiere. Chee recovers sufficiently to lend a helping hand. Emma delivers a baby far away from the clinic, with good reason.
Season 2, Episode 4
Lt. Joe Leaphorn is pushed to the edge by his prisoner. Sgt. Bernadette “Bernie” Manuelito takes charge while searching with Sheriff Gordo Sena. Jim Chee is paid in full by one client, then offered even more money by the client’s husband.
Season 2, Episode 5
Joe Leaphorn uses any means necessary to link his prisoner to the drill site explosion. Sgt. Bernadette “Bernie” Manuelito learns her application for the Border Control has been accepted.
Season 2, Episode 6
Lt. Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee connect the dots to solve the mystery. A guilty party is eliminated — but another may escape justice. Sgt. Bernadette “Bernie” Manuelito and Emma Leaphorn make major life decisions.
