Dept. Q Returns: Netflix’s Dark Detective Drama Gets a Second Season — Is Your Scorpio Soul Ready for More Mystery Mayhem?
Added on August 19, 2025 inEntertainment News Cards, Movie News Cards
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So, here’s a little cosmic quirk to chew on while you digest this news: Mars—yes, that fiery red planet of action and chaos—is doing a slow dance with Pluto today, stirring up the kind of tension that makes you want to uncover secrets no matter the risk. Perfect timing, right? Because Netflix just gave the green light to a second season of Dept Q—the brooding crime thriller cooked up by the brilliant Scott Frank, the same brainiac behind The Queen’s Gambit. Set deep in the shadowy basements of Edinburgh’s police station, DCI Carl Morck and his eclectic crew dig into puzzles so knotted, they almost feel unsolvable. Lucky for us, Matthew Goode and his band of misfit detectives are back to poke around the dark corners where ordinary cops fear to tread. Honestly, if you thought season one was addictive, brace yourself—there’s a whole trove of novels by Jussi Adler-Olsen waiting to be mined, promising more suspense, sharper dialogue, and plenty of those deliciously twisted mysteries. Want to know why this show might just be your next binge obsession? Dive in and let the cosmic intrigue begin! LEARN MORE
Netflix announced that it has renewed Dept Q. for a second season. The crime thriller series from writer/director Scott Frank (The Queen’s Gambit) is based on the novels by Jussi Adler-Olsen.
The official logline reads: “DCI Carl Morck heads up the maverick Dept. Q from the basement of an Edinburgh police station. Charged with cases previously deemed unsolvable, this darkly humorous, propulsive show delivers all the pleasures of a procedural, taking us into the complex mysteries not just of the cases but of the detectives themselves.” Matthew Goode will return as DCI Carl Morck alongside Alexej Manvelov as Akram, Leah Byrne as Rose, and Jamie Sives as Hardy. The second season will be filmed and set in Edinburgh.
In a statement, Goode said, “I’d like to thank Netflix for giving us the opportunity to further investigate Department Q’s storylines. We have a wonderful cast and crew, headed by our resident genius Scott Frank. I cannot wait to read what comes from his magic quill!“
Frank added, “I’m grateful to the folks at Netflix, as well as our shining cast and crew, for once more risking their careers to enable my folly.“
Mona Qureshi and Manda Levin of Netflix said, “We are raring to return to Carl Morck and his band of glorious misfits at Dept. Q. Scott Frank brought us best-in-class storytelling and thrilled Netflix audiences worldwide. We can’t wait to see what Morck and the gang uncover in Season 2…. Edinburgh, we’re back.“
Dept. Q TV Review: A solid crime procedural from the creator of The Queen’s Gambit
Our own Alex Maidy had a lot of fun with the first season of the series and definitely saw the potential for more seasons. “With nine more novels already published, Scott Frank and Chandni Lakhani have a lot of potential runway to take existing material and give each book a faithful adaptation across a full season of storytelling,” he wrote. “If Matthew Goode and this ensemble are up for it, Dept. Q could become a great franchise for Netflix with a solid creative team and cast. I sometimes get tired of the same formulaic approach to telling crime stories like this, but Frank and Lakhani imbue these characters with great layers and solid dialogue that keeps the series feeling new. I binged all nine episodes and never felt like the momentum let up along the way. I would love for Dept. Q to become a big hit and garner a much-deserved sophomore season sooner rather than later.” You can check out the rest of his review right here.
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