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Cosmopolitan
3 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Cosmopolitan
Will there be a season 2 of Department Q?: From cast reactions to potential plots
At the end of last week Netflix dropped their newest thriller series Department Qand it's safe to say fans are already begging for another season (hi yes, we're fans). The nine-part series follows grumpy Detective Morck (Matthew Goode) who is assigned a new department at the police station in Edinburgh, where he's given cold cases to solve. For his first job he choses to solve the mysterious disappearance of prosecutor Merritt Lingard (Chloe Pirrie) who went missing four years previously. Since the show was released on Thursday last week (29 May), fans have taken to social media to praise the series, and crucially share their enthusiasm for another season. One person wrote on X: "Season 2 of Department Q needs to happen 100%. Such an amazing cast and I was hooked all the way through. I already want more. Please make it happen." While someone else said: "Need #departmentq season 2 greenlit immediately! this was excellent," and another wrote: "Dear @netflix please please please please do a second season of #departmentQ - it's THAT GOOD." So is Netflix going to answer our prayers and give us a season two? Well here's what we know so far. Right now there's been no word from Netflix on the show getting renewed. However, there's a lot of reasons to be hopeful the show will come back. Department Q is based on a series of books by Jussi Adler-Olsen and so there's already a number of existing plots and angles the show could carry on exploring. There's 10 books in the series so could this potentially translate to another nine series? And in even more encouraging news, many of the cast have expressed their interest in returning for another season. Chloe Pirrie, who plays Merritt in the series, told Cosmopolitan UK she hopes the show does return. "I think it would be really great for the cast," she said. "And great for Scotland to have a show like this run again. It's definitely something we would all want." Speaking to Yahoo last week, series lead Matthew Goode told the publication, "that's the hope," when asked about a season two. He also added he wanted to see more of Alexej's Manvelov's character Akram in a potential season two, saying: "I was saying to Scott [Frank, the show's creator] the other day, what we really need to do is, A, season 2, and we need to get Alexej into eight weeks of Krav Magar training so the fight scenes in season 2 can be amazing. It's going to be a sort of Syrian Bourne." Manvelov is also keen of the show to return, telling Yahoo: "Hopefully we get to come back down." As for the show's creator Scott Frank? Well he's very keen for the show to get a second run as he felt there was more to explore with the cast and plots. "The last three shows I made were meant to be one and done," he told the BBC. "There was no more to say but I'd love to do more with this and the next book in the series is even more interesting and relevant." Well as Scott says there's a lot more to play with when it comes to Department Q as the TV series is inspired by a number of books by Jussi Adler-Olsen. The first series is inspired by the novel Mercy, which follows a similar plotline to the TV series. If the Netflix show were to then follow the order of the Department Q books the next one to be adapted would be The Absent One. The Absent One is about Detective Morck solving another cold case, this time involving the double murder of a brother and sister who were killed two decades ago. One of the suspects for the crime is serving time, however Carl suspects everything is not quite what it seems and there are still some questions that need answering. We also never get a proper answer as to what happened with Carl during the initial shoot-out and who was responsible for the death of the police officer at the beginning of the season, and so we'd hope to get some answers to this if the show were to be renewed. If the show were to return for a second season, we of course can't imagine it without Matthew Goode as Detective Carl Morck. We'd also hope to see Alexej Manvelov and Leah Byrne reprise their roles as Morck's team members Akram and Rose. We'd also imagine Kelly Macdonald returning as Dr Rachel Irving, Kate Dickie as Moira, Aaron McVeigh as Jasper and Jamie Sives as James Hardy. There's also a possibility Chloe Pirrie could reprise her role as Merritt Lingard and Mark Bonnar as Stephen Burns, if Detective Morck sees his cases end up in court. Department Q is available on Netflix now
Daily Mail
3 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Netflix fans hail 'cream of the crop' British crime thriller as 'pure greatness' - binge-watching every episode and begging for second series
Netflix fans have hailed a 'cream of the crop' British crime thriller as 'pure greatness' after binge-watching every episode just days after its release. The Scottish drama, titled Dept Q, sees cranky detective Carl Morck, played by Matthew Goode, attempt to solve Edinburgh 's cold cases from a shabby office. The nine-part series also features The Queen's Gambit's Chloe Pirrie and Guilt star Jamie Sives. The new series has proved to be a hit with fans, climbing the charts and racking up an impressive score on Rotten Tomatoes, with an 81% rating. Fans have taken to social media with praise as one posted to X: 'Dept Q on Netflix is such a good crime thriller. Matthew Goode's acting was next level! I hope they make season 2 of this series.' From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new Showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. The Scottish drama, titled Dept Q, sees cranky detective Carl Morck, played by Matthew Goode (pictured), attempt to solve Edinburgh's cold cases from a shabby office Another rated it five stars and penned: 'Binge watch recommendation - Dept Q (Netflix) Scottish crime series based in Edinburgh - thank me later.' 'Just finished watching DEPT. Q on Netflix highly recommend it,' someone else gushed. While a fourth penned: 'Dept. Q is exceptionally good! Absolutely great series! please bring back more seasons. Reminds me of #truedetective.' 'I gotta say, when it comes to detective shows, the British are cream of the crop. This new show on @netflix called #DeptQ is pure greatness,' someone else said. One fan added: 'I need the season 2 for #DeptQ like right now!!!' 'Binge watching #DeptQ it is sooooo good, one more episode to go,' another penned. Dept Q impressed the Mail's Christopher Stevens too, who rated the series four out of five stars and raved over the 'explosive plot twists'. As viewers watch a rugged Goode making darkly comical quips onscreen in the detective drama, some may recognise the tall, dark and handsome figure from his countless other roles in TV and film during his illustrious career - in which he is, more often than not, perfectly groomed. The new series has proved to be a hit with fans who have taken to social media to rave about it and has reportedly climbed the charts Among Goode's many acting credits are the dashing Henry Talbot, race car driver and love interest of Lady Mary Crawley in Downton Abbey. He also won hearts in The Crown as society photographer Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon in the second season of the biographical drama series, for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series. The British heartthrob has been busy working on varying roles throughout the years, from cult horror hit Stoker to The Imitation Game and even dabbling in vampire fantasy with A Discovery of Witches in 2018. Stream Dept Q on Netflix now.
Daily Mail
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Dept. Q star Chloe Pirrie says filming in her hometown let her reconnect with family
Her career to date has seen her travel the world, including a stint filming in Canada alongside Hollywood stars Andrew Garfield and Daisy Edgar-Jones. But Scots actress Chloe Pirrie, 37, insists she was more excited by the opportunity of shooting in her home town of Edinburgh for six months as it allowed her to reconnect with family. A graduate of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, she is currently starring as prosecutor Merritt Lingard in Netflix crime drama Department Q. Discussing what it meant to be back in the city of her youth, Pirrie, who is known for her roles in The Queen's Gambit and The Crown, said: 'I've got family there that I hadn't seen for a while so it was great to be able to spend time with them. 'A family member came to set – I've never had that before. That kind of stuff is really special.' The actress also told how she and her Scottish co-stars proved themselves expert at delivering the expletives written in the script. She joked: 'We're just good at it. It's like a national sport.' Pirrie's co-stars on the new show include Downton Abbey's Matthew Goode, Harry Potter and Bridget Jones star Shirley Henderson, Trainspotting alumni Kelly Macdonald and Game of Thrones actress Kate Dickie. However, despite spending six months in Edinburgh, Pirrie revealed she didn't have time to let her hair down with them. Speaking on the red carpet at the show's premiere in London, she said: 'I didn't get to socialise with people as much as I probably would have liked because my schedule was so different to everyone else.' Based on a series of books by Danish writer Jussi Adler-Olsen, the series follows Goode's character DCI Carl Morck, who sets up a cold case unit while struggling with guilt over an incident that left a young police officer dead and another paralysed. As Goode's character brings his team together he is reluctantly paired with rookie assistant Akram Salim, played by Swedish actor Alexej Manvelov. And while Pirrie might have struggled to socialise, the same can't be said for Goode and Manvelov. In an interview to promote the show, Goode revealed that he and Manvelov hung out together as most of the home-grown cast decided not to stay in Edinburgh. He said: 'Most of the actors lived in Glasgow. It was only me and Alexej in Edinburgh.' Explaining how the pair bonded, he said he invited Manvelov to meet him at a French restaurant on their second day in the city. He added: 'We had lunch and were still there five hours later sort of six bottles of red wine down. If you become friends off-screen then it really helps on screen.'
Scotsman
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
What has Chloe Pirrie been in? Here are 10 of the Scottish Dept. Q star's biggest roles to date
1 . Shell Chloe Pirrie's big screen debut came in British drama 'Shell'. She plays a 17-year-old girl who lives and works with her father in a petrol station in the remote Scottish Highlands. Sh edeams of leaving and seeing the world - but her dad has other ideas. Critically-acclaimed, it scores an impressive 90 per cent of review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes. | Contributed
