In the first season of dark winds – AMC’s western noir thriller that follows Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn (Zahn McClarnon) on a remote Navajo Nation outpost near Monument Valley – the pandemic made it impossible to film on an actual reservation.
Fortunately, that all changed in Season 2, which meant that the cast and crew could not only work on real Navajo land, but also rent an old casino that helped the local tribe and employed local natives in production has.
“It’s important that we get it right,” McClarnon said at Saturday’s Deadlines Contenders Television Awards Season Event. “This is not a documentary. We try our best to get it right, but we always miss something. It’s still a fictional TV show.”
Part of the excitement of being the drama’s lead actor and executive producer is that McClarnon is working with co-producers George RR Martin and Robert Redford. The series was created by Graham Roland and is based on Tony Hillerman’s popular Leaphorn & Chee book series.
“People are enjoying the show,” McClarnon said. “I just want people to be entertained. It’s great that we are finally getting our own voice, the indigenous people. I hope dark winds open that door a little more.
Check back Tuesday for the panel video.
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