Series based on Hillerman novels to be set on Navajo Nation

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Production of a six-episode television series based on crime novels by the late author Tony Hillerman is underway in New Mexico. The State Film Office said Tuesday that “Dark Winds” is a psychological thriller set in the Four Corners region. It centers on two Navajo Nation police officers trying to solve a double murder. It is a production of AMC Networks. Hillerman’s acclaimed books featuring officers Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee were characterized by vivid descriptions of Navajo rituals and of the vast reservation. The series will be shot on the actual reservation, in Santa Fe and other locations through November. Hillerman died in 2008.