8.2/10 525 votes#1 - Hózhó náhásdlįį
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 9/3/2023
Leaphorn and Chee discover evidence that connects their cases, only for Leaphorn to realize justice won’t be easily served. Manuelito prepares for a big life change.
Director: Chris Eyre
Writer: John Wirth, Graham Roland
8.1/10 487 votes#2 - Antigonish
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 8/13/2023
After facing off with a dangerous man, Chee strikes out on his own. Leaphorn and Manuelito partner with the sheriff’s department, leading Leaphorn to identify a vital clue.
Director: Michael Nankin
Writer: Steven Judd
8.1/10 475 votes#3 - The March
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 8/20/2023
Leaphorn risks his life in pursuit of a suspect. Manuelito stands up to the sheriff in a bid to rescue her boss. Seeking answers on a case, Chee considers a dangerous proposition.
Director: Michael Nankin
Writer: Jason Gavin
8.0/10 798 votes#4 - Hooghandi
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 7/3/2022
Leaphorn suspects all of the crimes on the reservation are related. There is a big break in the case. Leaphorn invites Chee over for dinner. Manuelito makes a discovery of her own.
Director: Sanford Bookstaver
Writer: N/A
8.0/10 756 votes#5 - Ha'íínlni
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 7/10/2022
With a major suspect in custody, Leaphorn discovers that there is more to this crime than he would have ever imagined. Manuelito faces her worst fears. Chee must make a choice between his career and his people.
Director: Chris Eyre
Writer: N/A
8.0/10 650 votes#6 - Na'niłkaadii
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 7/30/2023
Navajo Tribal Policeman Joe Leaphorn investigates the death of a man involved in a mysterious cult, while Jim Chee, moonlighting as a PI, works a case of his own. When their investigations collide, Leaphorn and Chee find themselves in grave danger.
Director: Chris Eyre
Writer: John Wirth, Rhiana Yazzie
8.0/10 530 votes#7 - Wonders of the Unknown
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 8/6/2023
Leaphorn explores personal ties to an increasingly mysterious case. Chee is questioned by a reluctant Sgt. Manuelito. The discovery of a body sends Leaphorn and Manuelito in pursuit of a child in danger.
Director: Chris Eyre
Writer: DezBaa', Max Hurwitz
7.9/10 426 votes#8 - Black Hole Sun
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 8/27/2023
With his suspect in custody, Leaphorn races against the clock to get a confession, while Chee goes under cover at the cult that ties their investigations together. Manuelito counsels a teenager nervous about the draft.
Director: Billy Luther
Writer: Billy Luther, Max Hurwitz
7.8/10 1,129 votes#9 - Monster Slayer
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 6/12/2022
Navajo Tribal Policeman Joe Leaphorn must solve a series of crimes. He partners with new deputy, Jim Chee, who is back on the reservation for the first time since he was a child, and together they face down evil forces both earthly and supernatural.
Director: Chris Eyre
Writer: N/A
7.8/10 835 votes#10 - The Male Rain Approaches
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 6/19/2022
Leaphorn and Chee interview the surviving witness to the Big Rock Motel murders. Chee meets with the coroner but the cause of death remains a mystery. Sgt. Manuelito makes a chilling discovery of her own.
Director: Chris Eyre
Writer: N/A
7.8/10 789 votes#11 - K'e
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 6/26/2022
Leaphorn’s niece celebrates her Kinaaldá as Leaphorn retrieves the bodies of the murder victims. Manuelito and Chee investigate the whereabouts of the missing Mormon family.
Director: Sanford Bookstaver
Writer: N/A
7.8/10 758 votes#12 - HózhóoNaasháa
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 7/17/2022
Leaphorn, Chee and Manuelito descend on the hiding place of the Buffalo Society, only to be confronted with hard decisions that could change the outcome of the rest of their lives.
Director: Chris Eyre
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Dark Winds
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This psychological thriller follows two Navajo police officers, Leaphorn and Chee, in the 1970s Southwest as their search for clues in a grisly double murder case forces them to challenge their own spiritual beliefs and come to terms with the trauma of their pasts.
Genres:CrimeDramaMystery
Network:AMC
Top Episode Ratings Summary
The best episode of "Dark Winds" is "Hózhó náhásdlįį", rated 8.2/10 from 525 user votes. It was directed by Chris Eyre and written by John Wirth, Graham Roland. "Hózhó náhásdlįį" aired on 9/3/2023 and is rated 0.1 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Antigonish".