AMC Releases First Trailer for Season 2 of Thriller Series “Dark Winds” with A Martinez Among Cast

A Martinez is embracing the dark (winds) 

AMC has released the first official trailer for Season 2 of its thriller series Dark Winds, featuring the 74-year-old part-Mexican American actor and singer on the new season.

A MartinezDark Winds is set to premiere on Sunday, July 30 at 9:00 pm.

The series stars Zahn McClarnon, Kiowa Gordon and Jessica Matten.

In addition to Martinez, Joseph Runningfox has also joined the cast for Season 2, while series veterans Deanna Allison and Elva Guerra return alongside previously announced returnees Jeri Ryan and Nicholas Logan.

Per the show’s official logline, Season 2 will see “Lt. Joe Leaphorn (McClarnon) reunites with Jim Chee (Gordon), his former deputy turned private eye when their separate cases bring them together in pursuit of the same suspect. They find themselves in the high desert of Navajo Country chasing a killer who’s turned his sights on them to protect a secret that rips open old wounds and challenges Leaphorn’s moral and professional code. With the help of Sgt. Manuelito (Matten) and Valencia County Sheriff Gordo Sena (Martinez), Leaphorn and Chee must thwart their would-be assassin and restore balance not only to their own lives, but to the reservation that depends on them.”

Dark Winds is based on the book series of the same name by Tony Hillerman.

The adaptation was created by Graham Roland with John Wirth serving as showrunner.