Dark Winds Season 4 premiered Sunday, February 15, 2026, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on AMC and AMC+. AMC announced the date in October 2025 and later repeated it in its Season 5 renewal announcement. The date has passed.
When did Dark Winds Season 4 premiere?
AMC scheduled the season premiere for Sunday, February 15, 2026, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on AMC and AMC+. The season consists of eight hour-long episodes, with new episodes scheduled weekly on Sundays. AMC Global Media’s January 15, 2026 announcement gave the time and weekly schedule; AMC’s October 23, 2025 announcement first set the exact premiere date.
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What is Season 4 about?
Lt. Joe Leaphorn, Jim Chee, and Bernadette Manuelito search for a missing Navajo girl. Their investigation leads from the Navajo Nation to 1970s Los Angeles and toward an obsessive killer connected to organized crime, according to AMC’s Season 4 announcement.
Who stars in the season?
The returning central cast includes Zahn McClarnon as Joe Leaphorn, Kiowa Gordon as Jim Chee, Jessica Matten as Bernadette Manuelito, and Deanna Allison as Emma Leaphorn. AMC lists Season 4 additions Franka Potente, Isabel DeRoy-Olson, Chaske Spencer, Luke Barnett, and Titus Welliver; A. Martinez returns as Gordo Sena. The cast details appear in AMC’s announcement.
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Why is George R.R. Martin associated with Dark Winds?
Martin is an executive producer, not the author of the source books or the creator of the television series. AMC identifies Tony Hillerman’s Leaphorn & Chee novels as the basis for the show, credits Graham Roland as creator, and names John Wirth as showrunner. The credits and series background are in AMC’s Season 4 announcement.
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.What happened after the premiere date was announced?
AMC announced the Season 4 renewal on February 24, 2025, initially saying the eight-episode season would debut in 2026. It named February 15, 2026, as the exact date on October 23, 2025. The January 2026 schedule announcement specified 9 p.m. ET/PT and weekly Sunday episodes. On February 5, 2026, AMC announced a fifth season and repeated the Season 4 date; it said Season 5 would debut in 2027. See AMC’s Season 5 renewal announcement and its Season 4 renewal announcement.
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