Dark Winds has added a major player to the cast for season 4. The AMC thriller series, which is based on the Leaphorn & Chee books by Tony Hillerman, follows Joe Leaphorn (Zahn McClarnon), Bernadette Manuelito (Jessica Matten), and Jim Chee (Kiowa Gordon), a trio of Navajo Tribal Police officers who work in the Four Corners region. The show, which is so popular that Dark Winds season 4 was renewed before season 3 even premiered, has featured appearances by a variety of stars, including Rainn Wilson, Bruce Greenwood, Jenna Elfman, and Jeri Ryan.
Per Deadline, Franka Potente has joined the cast of Dark Winds season 4 in the season’s first new guest role, playing an as-yet unknown character. The German actor has most recently been seen another AMC series, Mayfair Witches, playing the role of Annamieke, who is a member of the secret society Talamasca, in two episodes of season 2 of the Anne Rice’s Immortal Universe series. This news comes shortly ahead of production on the eight-episode season, which is due to kick off principal photography in Santa Fe by the end of March, with an eye on a 2026 premiere.
What This Means For Dark Winds Season 4
Franka Potente Is A Huge Asset
Franka Potente will most likely prove to be a key addition to the Dark Winds cast, as she brings both star power and an ample array of experience. This includes having starred in a number of prominent films, such as the iconic German thriller Run Lola Run in 1998, the Johnny Depp crime drama Blow in 2001, and the Matt Damon action classic The Bourne Identity in 2002. She later reprised her role as Marie in the 2004 sequel The Bourne Supremacy.
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In addition to being an iconic onscreen presence, she brings a great deal of genre experience to the neo-noir Western. This ranges from her early role in the German thriller Anatomy to her more recent appearances in episodes of Mayfair Witches. However, other prominent genre titles that have featured Potente include the smash hit sequel The Conjuring 2, season 2 of the Ryan Murphy anthology series American Horror Story, the sci-fi thriller Dark Matter, and the FX serial killer drama The Bridge.
Our Take On The Dark Winds Casting Announcement
Franka Potente Could Help The Show
Frank Potente is one of the biggest stars to join the series yet, and her presence could help the show considerably by getting it even more attention as season 3 continues to air. This, combined with the fact that the hiatus between Dark Winds season 3 and season 4 is set to be the shortest of the show’s entire run, allowing the story to flow even better, could help season 4 rise to become one of the most-watched outings for the show yet.
Dark Winds season 3 is currently airing on AMC on Sundays at 9/8C.
Source: Deadline
Dark Winds
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June 12, 2022
