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Express Tribune
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
Dept Q Netflix series: Will there be a season 2? Cast has its say, including Matthew Goode
Netflix's crime drama Dept. Q, set in Edinburgh and starring Matthew Goode as detective Carl Morck, has yet to be confirmed for a second season, but the cast is already pushing for its return. Dept. Q follows Morck, who returns to work after a traumatic attack to lead a new cold case unit in the basement of Edinburgh police station. Alongside Salim, a Syrian police officer played by Alexej Manvelov, Morck investigates the disappearance of prosecutor Merritt Lingard, played by Chloe Pirrie. The first season, released on 29 May, consists of nine episodes and has received largely positive reviews. The Guardian praised the show as "a grimy, gothic treat," while Variety described it as "an emotionally fraught crime thriller that never lets up." Netflix has not officially renewed the series, and a spokesperson did not respond to requests for comment. The streaming service is likely monitoring viewership numbers before making a decision on a second season. Despite this, lead actor Matthew Goode expressed enthusiasm for continuing the series. In a recent interview, he stated that he had urged the director and writer to produce a second season, suggesting it could include more intense fight scenes. Co-star Chloe Pirrie also supported the idea, noting, "These characters are such fun to be with," and expressing hope to see the team tackle more cases together. The series is adapted from the novels by Danish author Jussi Adler-Olsen, whose Dept. Q series includes ten books, offering Netflix ample material should the show be renewed. While the first six novels have been adapted into Danish films, the remaining four are expected to be released between 2026 and 2032. Dept. Q is currently available to stream on Netflix.
Economic Times
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Economic Times
Netflix's ‘Dept. Q' blends Nordic noir and British mystery in new cold-case crime series
AP Netflix's Dept. Q stars Matthew Goode as Carl Morck, a detective leading a cold-case unit in a hybrid Nordic noir and British crime series set in Edinburgh (Netflix via AP) Dept. Q , Netflix's latest crime series, is an adaptation of a novel by Danish author Jussi Adler-Olsen. The nine-episode season is written and directed primarily by American filmmaker Scott Frank and co-developed with British writer Chandni Lakhani. The series is set and filmed in Edinburgh, Scotland, and features a largely British cast led by Matthew Goode. Goode plays Carl Morck, a detective tasked with launching a new cold-case unit following a traumatic incident on the job. The series introduces a cross-cultural creative approach, combining elements of Nordic noir, British mystery, and American drama. Frank, whose previous work includes The Queen's Gambit and Out of Sight , continues his genre-spanning trajectory by infusing the procedural with layered character dynamics and psychological themes. Also read: Netflix TUDUM 2025: Here's global streaming date, time, and what to expect The main narrative in Dept. Q centers on Morck and his reluctant partnership with Akram Salim, played by Alexej Manvelov, a Syrian immigrant with unorthodox investigative methods. Their dynamic, central to the series, is expanded with supporting roles including Kelly Macdonald as Morck's therapist, Jamie Sives as a paralyzed former partner, and Leah Byrne as a new scenes take precedence over action, with extended exchanges often emphasizing backstory, trauma, and interpersonal tension. While the cast delivers capable performances, particularly Macdonald and Sives, some interactions appear overly scripted. Despite this, the series maintains steady pacing and visual cohesion, aided by Frank's directorial style. Dept. Q remains grounded in Nordic noir conventions, especially through its use of psychological trauma and restrained visual storytelling. The show includes hallmark features such as a gruesome, long-term hostage situation and emotionally detached investigative techniques. These elements are balanced with British crime tropes, including extended psychological analysis and slow-building character development. Also read: Netflix June 2025 Lineup: See full list of shows and movies arriving this monthThe central case's complexity involves multiple narrative turns and abrupt psychological links. Themes of guilt, trauma, and emotional repression serve as structural anchors. Morck's character arc involves mandated therapy, emotional isolation, and eventual reconciliation, unfolding across the full season. Other team members are similarly affected by past incidents, further reinforcing the series' psychological portrayal of Morck contrasts with his typical on-screen persona. Styled with disheveled hair and a subdued demeanor, his character is positioned as abrasive and emotionally distant. Despite efforts to depict a deeply flawed personality, the performance leans more restrained than antagonistic, which may reduce the intended dramatic tension.
Time of India
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Netflix's ‘Dept. Q' blends Nordic noir and British mystery in new cold-case crime series
'Dept. Q' adapts Danish crime fiction with international creative team Complex characters drive Netflix's cold-case crime series Nordic noir influences dominate storytelling and visual themes Live Events (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel Dept. Q, Netflix's latest crime series, is an adaptation of a novel by Danish author Jussi Adler-Olsen. The nine-episode season is written and directed primarily by American filmmaker Scott Frank and co-developed with British writer Chandni Lakhani. The series is set and filmed in Edinburgh, Scotland, and features a largely British cast led by Matthew plays Carl Morck, a detective tasked with launching a new cold-case unit following a traumatic incident on the job. The series introduces a cross-cultural creative approach, combining elements of Nordic noir, British mystery, and American drama. Frank, whose previous work includes The Queen's Gambit and Out of Sight, continues his genre-spanning trajectory by infusing the procedural with layered character dynamics and psychological read: Netflix TUDUM 2025: Here's global streaming date, time, and what to expect The main narrative in Dept. Q centers on Morck and his reluctant partnership with Akram Salim, played by Alexej Manvelov, a Syrian immigrant with unorthodox investigative methods. Their dynamic, central to the series, is expanded with supporting roles including Kelly Macdonald as Morck's therapist, Jamie Sives as a paralyzed former partner, and Leah Byrne as a new scenes take precedence over action, with extended exchanges often emphasizing backstory, trauma, and interpersonal tension. While the cast delivers capable performances, particularly Macdonald and Sives, some interactions appear overly scripted. Despite this, the series maintains steady pacing and visual cohesion, aided by Frank's directorial Q remains grounded in Nordic noir conventions, especially through its use of psychological trauma and restrained visual storytelling. The show includes hallmark features such as a gruesome, long-term hostage situation and emotionally detached investigative techniques. These elements are balanced with British crime tropes, including extended psychological analysis and slow-building character read: Netflix June 2025 Lineup: See full list of shows and movies arriving this month The central case's complexity involves multiple narrative turns and abrupt psychological links. Themes of guilt, trauma, and emotional repression serve as structural anchors. Morck's character arc involves mandated therapy, emotional isolation, and eventual reconciliation, unfolding across the full season. Other team members are similarly affected by past incidents, further reinforcing the series' psychological portrayal of Morck contrasts with his typical on-screen persona. Styled with disheveled hair and a subdued demeanor, his character is positioned as abrasive and emotionally distant. Despite efforts to depict a deeply flawed personality, the performance leans more restrained than antagonistic, which may reduce the intended dramatic tension.
Irish Independent
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Irish Independent
‘Dept Q' review: Gripping Netflix mystery is the stuff of sweat-drenched nightmares
It's a shallow, lazy comparison, seemingly based on nothing more than the fact that both series feature a spiky, disagreeable lead character with a habit of getting on people's wick, in charge of a group of rejects and screw-ups. It also does a great disservice to The Queen's Gambit creator Scott Frank's excellent series, which transplants Jussi Henry Adler-Olsen's Denmark-set book series to Edinburgh. The switch works a treat. The granite and gothic streets of the Scottish capital are the perfect setting for a dense, gripping mystery that plumbs dark and disturbing depths. Matthew Goode is terrific as DI Carl Morck, a brilliant detective who's loathed by most of his colleagues for his arrogance, abrasiveness, sarcasm and sense of superiority. Being a sassenach among the Scots doesn't help matters. Morck takes a steep fall from grace after his carelessness results in the death of a rookie officer in a shooting incident that also leaves his own partner, DS Hardy (Jamie Sives), partially paralysed. Morck himself takes a bullet in the neck. He's emotionally scarred and suffering from PTSD, though bottling it all up. He's given a cavernous office in the basement – a former toilet where the urinals still stand When he returns to work, unwelcomed and unwanted by his resentful colleagues, he's mandated to have counselling sessions with police therapist Dr Rachel Irving (the great and seemingly ageless Kelly Macdonald). Morck's boss Moira (Kate Dickie) tells him a budget has been made available to set up a new cold case unit, the titular Department Q, and he is to be its leader. He's given a cavernous office in the basement – a former toilet where the urinals still stand – an ancient car, a single laptop, a mountain of unsolved case files, and no resources or staff. It's a department of one. Morck knows it's a cynical PR exercise to deflect attention away from low case-clearance rates and that the money will be spent on other departments. Gradually, however, he begins to warm to the job and assembles a small team of fellow misfits. Akram Salim (Alexej Manvelov) is a Syrian immigrant who was a policeman back home, but is now reduced to doing casual menial work around the office. Initially dumped on Morck to get him out of the way, Akram, who's deceptively mild-mannered, turns out to be an ace detective with a tough streak who's every bit the equal of his new boss. Rose (Leah Byrne), a cadet who was sidelined into tedious filing work after a breakdown, badgers her way on to the team, eager to prove herself. Morck also draws on the experience of Hardy, who analyses cases from his hospital bed. Elsewhere, a ruthlessly ambitious state prosecutor called Merritt Lingard (Chloe Pirrie), whose preening overconfidence in court allows a wife-murderer to walk free, disappears while on a ferry with her mentally disabled brother William (Tom Bulpett). At first, all this appears to be happening at the same time, until an ingenious twist near the end of the slow-burn first episode reveals Merritt has been missing for four years and hers is the case Morck and his team have chosen. We learn that Merritt was abducted and is being held captive by a mysterious older couple who taunt, torment and torture her 24/7. The location of her captivity, I can't reveal, but the setting, a marvel of disturbing set design, is the stuff of sweat-drenched nightmares. In fact, to give away too much of what happens over the course of the nine episodes would be to spoil a complex, riveting thriller in which character development is as important as suspense. The excellent cast features Scottish stalwarts Shirley Henderson and Mark Bonnar.
Business Insider
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Business Insider
The cast of Netflix's 'Dept. Q' is already lobbying for a season 2
"Dept. Q" is Netflix 's new crime drama set in Edinburgh. It stars Matthew Goode as Carl Morck, a detective who returns to work after a traumatizing incident to run a new cold case department. The series comes from Scott Frank, who is best known for writing and directing the Netflix series "Godless" and "The Queen's Gambit." It's based on the novel of the same name by Danish author Jussi Adler-Olsen, and it is an ideal watch for those waiting for the next Harlan Coben adaptation to land on streamer. "Dept. Q" starts as Morck and Detective Inspector James Hardy (Jamie Sives) investigate a crime scene with a younger officer when a masked man arrives and shoots at the trio. Morck is injured in the attack, Hardy is paralyzed, and the younger officer is killed. When Morck eventually returns to work, he's sent to run a new cold case department in the basement of the Edinburgh station to keep him out of the way. He's joined by Salim (Alexej Manvelov), a Syrian police officer who fled his home and now works in Edinburgh. They start digging into the disappearance of Merritt Lingard (Chloe Pirrie), a prosecutor who went missing four years ago, and discover a sprawling mystery. The nine-episode first season, which was released on May 29, has received mostly positive reviews online. The Guardian called it "a grimy, gothic treat," while Variety described it as "an emotionally fraught crime thriller that never lets up." Here's what to know about "Dept. Q" season two. Netflix hasn't announced "Dept. Q" season two yet, but there are more stories to tell "Dept. Q" has not been renewed for a second season yet. The streamer may be waiting to see how many subscribers watch the series within the first few weeks before deciding whether to bring Goode back to solve more cold cases in Edinburgh. The good news is the cast has already expressed interest in returning for "Dept. Q" season two. In an interview with Yahoo UK, Goode said that he had told the director and writer that they "really need to do" a second season, and that the show could up its fight sequences in season two. His costar Pirrie echoed this, telling the outlet, "I'd love to see more. When I watched the episodes I was just like, these characters are such fun to be with." "I want to see that team do more stuff together," she added. Fortunately, there are already a handful of other stories for Netflix to adapt for the show. There are 10 books in Adler-Olsen's series, which means there are plenty of other mysteries to draw from if "Dept. Q" season two gets the go-ahead. But for any Nordic noir fans, the first six books have already been adapted into movies in Denmark, with the other four set to arrive between 2026 and 2032. "Dept. Q" is now streaming on Netflix.
