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Dept Q season two cast revealed as The Crown and Outlander stars join Netflix thriller

Production is currently underway in Scotland, with the new season being filmed and set in Edinburgh

Evening Standard

Dept Q season 2 begins production as Netflix confirms returning cast — with 9 new cast member set to join the 'gripping' hit crime drama

Hit Netflix crime drama series Dept Q has begun production on its second series, with the streamer confirming exactly who is set to return.

TechRadar

The best TV of 2025: from Adolescence to Hacks, our critics have their say

It’s been a stellar year for TV, but which shows stand out from the crowd?

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The 50 best TV shows of 2025

This year saw everyone from Alan Carr to demon sheep run riot on our screens – but there could only be one winner. Here’s our full countdown of the very best television of 2025

The Guardian - UK

Netflix renews mystery thriller 'Dept. Q' for season 2 — here's what we know so far

Netflix just confirmed that Scott Frank's crime thriller "Dept. Q" has been renewed for season 2. Here's what we know about the next chapter right now.

Tom’s Guide

Hit Netflix Scotland-based crime drama Dept Q set for second season

NETFLIX has announced the hit Scottish detective drama, Dept. Q, will return for a second season ...

The National (Scotland)

Netflix announces second season of darkly humorous thriller, Dept. Q

Matthew Goode will return as DCI Carl Morck to solve more complex mysteries.

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One of Netflix's biggest 2025 hits with a great Rotten Tomatoes score has been renewed for season 2, and fans are thrilled

Matthew Goode is set to reprise his role as the cranky DCI Carl Morck

Total Film

Netflix users hail ‘best news ever’ as Dept Q is renewed for season 2

‘It cannot come soon enough,’ one excited fan wrote

The Independent UK

Matthew Goode used to be 'really shy' and 'blush' when he started acting

Matthew Goode used to suffer with his nerves and blush all the time in his early acting years.

BANG Premier

Netflix’s Dept Q. suggests that psychological trauma might help a detective investigate – neuroscience backs this up

Carl Morck is psychologically damaged. He’s socially insufferable. And he’s a departmental embarrassment. Yet this broken man becomes an incredibly effective investigator. Welcome to the brilliant paradox of Netflix’s Dept. Q, where mental trauma doesn’t disable – it supercharges.

The Conversation

New thriller with great Rotten Tomatoes score is storming up Netflix's TV chart, and it's getting rave reactions from subscribers: "One of the best shows I've watched"

Dept Q is delighting crime-loving Netflix subscribers

Total Film

9 top new movies and shows to stream this weekend on HBO Max, Netflix and more (May 30-June 1)

'And Just Like That,' 'Mountainhead' and 'Dept. Q' lead our weekend watch list as May makes way for June.

Tom’s Guide

Matthew Goode is both good and bad cop in Netflix's 'Dept. Q'

British actor Matthew Goode’s been a leading man before

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I loved this new Edinburgh-based cop drama on Netflix and you will too

Hailing from The Queen’s Gambit’s writer and director, Scott Frank, Dept. Q is Netflix’s newest British crime series.

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Dept. Q episode 1 recap: a shooting, a stabbing and a cold case reopens

Dept. Q episode 1 recap — Carl is tasked with opening Department Q, a new branch of the police department that will reopen unsolved cases.

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Netflix adds the crime drama series I'm most excited for this year — I'm planning to binge!

Netflix has just got Dept Q. and I can't wait to dive in...

The Independent UK

Dept Q is a gut-clenchingly tense ride that will have you gripped

3/5 Matthew Goode is a brilliant ‘defective detective’ in new ‘Slow Horses’-esque thriller

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The Guardian - UK

Dept. Q review – this excellent crime drama is a grimy, gothic treat

After getting another officer killed, a detective is forced to head up a cold-case department in a dank basement. This Scotland-based adaptation of Jussi Adler-Olsen’s Danish crime novels is fantastic, rich TV

Evening Standard

Matthew Goode told ‘not to read the Department Q novels’ for Netflix show

In the adaptation of the Nordic noir novels, the action moves from Copenhagen to the Scottish capital.

Tom’s Guide

6 top new shows this week on Netflix, Hulu and more (May 26-June 1)

New TV this week includes the finales of 'Hacks' and 'Handmaid's Tale' and the return of 'And Just Like That'

The Guardian - UK

Dept. Q to Adults: the seven best shows to stream this week

Matthew Goode is a genius cop confined to cold cases in a new crime thriller for fans of Slow Horses, plus a hedonistic houseshare comedy perfect for gen Z

WhatToWatch

Netflix has a cop version of Slow Horses coming this month from the writer of The Queen's Gambit — I can't wait!

Move over Jackson Lamb, we have a new grump to cheer for in Netflix's Dept. Q

Tom’s Guide

Netflix's new crime thriller show just got its first trailer — and it looks like a must-watch for 'Slow Horses' fans

'Dept Q.' from 'A Queen's Gambit' showrunner premieres on May 29

Total Film

Netflix’s upcoming Scottish crime drama from the makers of The Queens Gambit finds its cast

Matthew Goode is among the cast of Department Q

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