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BBC News
16 hours ago
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Netflix crime drama Department Q to return for second series
Netflix has confirmed hit crime drama Department Q, which was set and filmed in Edinburgh, will return for a second series. The streaming giant said Matthew Goode will return as DCI Carl Morck, a damaged and shambolic detective who heads up the department of misfits in the basement of an Edinburgh police show follows the team as they are charged with solving cases which were previously deemed new season will see Morck once again joined by team members Alexej Manvelov as Akram, Leah Byrne as Rose and Jamie Sives as Hardy. Department Q is based on a book series by Danish writer Jussi Scandi noir became a Tartan noir after the show's director set foot on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh while scouting locations. A Danish language version of the programme was previously shown on the BBC, but Netflix brought the first big budget English language version to screens worldwide in Q spent six weeks in Netflix's top ten shows following its Frank, the show's writer and director, previously told BBC Scotland News how the Scottish setting also allowed him to focus on the humour of the original who also directed The Queen's Gambit, said: "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."Netflix executives Mona Qureshi and Manda Levin said: "We are raring to return to Carl Morck and his band of glorious misfits at Department 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 two... Edinburgh, we're back."
The Independent
19 hours ago
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Netflix's ‘best new show' renewed for season 2
Netflix has renewed its popular crime series Dept Q for a second season, delighting fans. Matthew Goode will return as Detective Carl Morck, alongside his team members Akram, Rose, and Hardy. The show, an adaptation of Danish author Jussi Adler-Olsen's novels, premiered in May and was widely praised by viewers. Scott Frank and Chandni Lakahni are set to return as writers, with filming for the new season continuing in Edinburgh.
