Robert Redford and George R.R. Martin, both executive producers of the Navajo detective series, made appearances in the first episode of season three.

In an outstanding new season, the Navajo reservation-set series digs even deeper, as its hero cop grapples with an emotional crisis

At the end of Dark Winds S eason 3 episode 1, the officers reach a culvert pipe after following clues. They are shocked to find a dead body in the culvert, which is revealed to be of Ernesto Cata, confirming the child’s tragic death.