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July 24 - 30, 2023 Page 3 By Dana Simpson When AMC aired "Dark Winds'" Season 1 finale mid-July last year, the show proved, if noth- ing else, that all it takes is six great episodes to create a strong and supportive fan base. Now, a little more than one year after said fina- le, New Mexico cops Joe Leaphorn (Zahn McClarnon, "Reservation Dogs") and Jim Chee (Kiowa Gor- don, "The Red Road") are back for Round 2, calling all fans back to their TV sets and computer screens once again. Season 2 of "Dark Winds" premieres Sunday, July 30, on AMC and the AMC+ streaming service. Set in the American Southwest during the 1970s, the spiritually infused crime thriller follows two Navajo officers of the law, Leaphorn and Chee, as they take on a smattering of cases in their desert community. Constantly plagued by an open double mur- der in the first season, the officers take on several other, smaller cases while chipping away at the big unsolved crime, all while grappling with their own personal and cul- tural demons. The series opened to positive reviews when it premiered in June 2022 and continued to pick up acclaim over its six weeks on air. Among the most notable accolades, "Dark Winds" was nominated for the Best Action/Thriller Television Series Saturn Award, and leading man Gordon was nominated for a Gotham Award for his perfor- mance as undercover FBI agent Chee. Additionally, the Graham Roland ("Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan") -created series earned a Western Heritage Award for the pilot, titled "Monster." The AMC production has also been lauded for its richness of Indigenous culture, well-rounded character development and overall beautiful storytelling — the latter of which comes as no surprise to those familiar with the other works of executive producers George R.R. Martin ("Game of Thrones") and Robert Redford ("Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid," 1969). Backed up by a massive team of talented writers, producers, direc- tors and more, Martin and Red- ford have a major part in bringing the Navajo Mysteries novels of Tony Hillerman to life. ACROSS 1 "Gross!" 4 Sicilian volcano 8 ___-Magnon 11 Buck's mate 12 Electrical units 13 Cries of triumph 14 Homer's dad 15 Outstanding 17 Police procedural about the Reagan family 19 Nutritional std. 20 Former police dramedy about an author and a detective solving crimes 23 "That '70s Show" and "Family Guy" star Mila 26 Group of nine 27 Suffix with mock 28 G7 member 29 Force back 32 Casts a ballot 34 "How I Met your Moth- er" star Josh 36 Driveway material 37 Gourmet restaurant offering 41 Once-revived, twice-canceled sitcom 43 ___-Man 45 light greenish-blue 46 Eye part 47 Med. drama sites 48 Wind dir. 49 Ticket info 50 Fifth-century date DOWN 1 Boise's state: Abbr. 2 ___ salad 3 Ship part 4 Encloses firmly 5 Former "Glee" star Iqbal 6 yuletide 7 Part of NCAA 8 "The Resident" and "The Enemy Within" actor Morris 9 "Diff'rent Strokes" and "The Facts of life" star Charlotte 10 C.I.A. forerunner 13 Ergo 16 Zen paradox 18 Mentalist Geller 21 literally, "injured" 22 Terminal info 23 "The King and I" co- star 24 Common fertilizer com- pound 25 Police procedural set in the Big Apple 30 ___ Gay (W.W. II plane) 31 "Cheers" star Shelley 32 City in northern Italy 33 Hockey great Bobby 35 Hoist again, as a sail 36 like some agreements 38 Movie star Kate 39 Crude group 40 Guardian's charge 41 Took place 42 They average 100 44 Procedural that starred Marg Helgenberger, for short CoverStory 'Winds' of change: New season of 'Dark Winds' blows onto AMC Solution is on page 2. Kiowa Gordon in "Dark Winds"

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