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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Has Netflix's Dept. Q been renewed for Season 2?
Dept. Q is Netflix's newest British crime drama, which follows grizzly detective Carl Mork (Matthew Goode) as he investigates cold cases in Scotland and is sure to become your latest obsession. The series is based on Jussi Adler-Olsen's crime novels of the same name, but has transported the story from Denmark to Scotland. Adopting a Nordic Noir feel as a result, Dept. Q finds Carl and his motley crew of outcasts investigating the strange disappearance of prosecutor Merritt Lingard (Chloe Pirrie) four years earlier. With the narrative following a dramatic turn of events that will keep viewers guessing until the end, the season ends on a contemplative note with the team ready to take on their next case — which means fans will no doubt wonder if they'll get the chance to see the characters again. Here's what we know so far. So far, Dept. Q has not yet been renewed for a second season, but the cast tell Yahoo UK they are raring to go for another season, with Goode sharing "that's the hope". "Hopefully we get to come back down," Alexej Manvelov tells Yahoo UK, as he reflects on the chance to learn more about his character Akram — a Syrian refugee with a mysterious past and a knack for using martial arts to get answers he needs. Goode is also keen to learn more about Manvelov's character, sharing: "I was saying to Scott 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." Pirrie also shared her hopes for the show to return when chatting with Yahoo UK, admitting that she would love to learn more about the characters and how Adler-Olsen's work is adapted further. "I'd love to see more," she says. "When I watched the episodes I was just like these characters are such fun to be with — especially for me, because there's so much work I didn't see. I wasn't around because I was on my own. "So I just loved meeting all those characters on the screen and I just think 'I've got to spend more time with these people.' They're so great, I would love to see more of it personally, even though I'm in it! But I think we wanna follow them along, I want to see that team do more stuff together." Dept. Q is out now on Netflix.
News.com.au
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
Matthew Goode told ‘not to read the Department Q novels' for Netflix show
Matthew Goode has said he was told 'don't read' the crime novel series Department Q before taking on a Netflix show based on the books. The British actor, 47, known for fantasy show A Discovery Of Witches and thriller Stoker, is playing a new version of Carl Morck, who was created by the Danish author Jussi Adler-Olsen. In the adaptation of the Nordic noir novels, the action moves from Copenhagen to the Scottish capital Edinburgh, and is directed and written by multi award-winning Scott Frank, known for Netflix series The Queen's Gambit and superhero film Logan.
Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Netflix adds a new Nordic noir thriller that's sure to be your next binge — can it live up to The Åre Murders?
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Netflix has added Secrets We Keep, a new Nordic noir thriller, which the streamer hopes will match the success of recent global smash The Åre Murders. While The Åre Murders was set in Sweden, we're off to a posh part of Denmark for Secrets We Keep, a drama which sees an au pair turn detective when another au pair goes missing. It's just six parts, so nice and easy to binge. Teasing the plot, Netflix says: "When the young Filipino au pair Ruby disappears from one of Denmark's most affluent neighborhoods north of Copenhagen, the neighbor, Cecilie, becomes convinced that something has happened to her. "Cecilie's own au pair, Angel, begins to investigate the rumors circulating among the area's many au pairs, while suspicions of a crime grow. However, the case of the missing foreigner is a low priority for the police, and the newly minted investigator Aicha needs all the assistance she can get." So, the plot sees the trio join forces to solve the case. However, there's a twist when a connection is found to Cecile's own family. Netflix adds: "She is forced to confront her blind spots and view her family and the environment in which she is raising her children in a whole new light." The cast features Marie Bach Hansen, Danica Curcic, Simon Sears, Lars Ranthe, Sara Fanta Traore, and newcomers Excel Busano and Donna Levkovski. Creator Ingeborg Topsøe says: 'I enjoy experimenting with the genre because it requires the audience's full attention, and placing a crime story in this particular setting is especially compelling. What happens when care and intimacy within the home are outsourced to an au pair? What does that stir in us — and in those closest to us? Does it reveal the best in us, or the worst?" Netflix will be hoping Secrets We Keep can keep up its great run of Nordic noir thrillers. First came The Breakthrough, a four-part murder mystery inspired by a real double murder case in Sweden, which was solved years later using groundbreaking genetic genealogy techniques. Then came the best of the bunch, The Åre Murders, a Swedish detective thriller which became a global smash for the streamer. And most recently was The Glass Dome, another Swedish set show which followed a young criminologist, who was kidnapped as a child and wonders as an adult whether her kidnapper has struck again. Secrets We Keep is on Netflix now. See our best shows on Netflix guide for more series to enjoy.
