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EXPLAINED: Department q - The Real Truth

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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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.

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Dept. Q ending explained: what happens to Merritt?

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

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Dept. Q episode 8 recap: Sam Haig's identity and a terrifying truth is revealed

Dept. Q episode 8 recap — Carl is tasked with opening Department Q, a new branch of the police department that will reopen unsolved cases.

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Dept. Q episode 7 recap: learning more about Sam and an escape plan gone wrong

Dept. Q episode 7 recap — Carl is tasked with opening Department Q, a new branch of the police department that will reopen unsolved cases.

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Dept. Q episode 6 recap: suspicions rise around the Crown Office

Dept. Q episode 6 recap — Carl is tasked with opening Department Q, a new branch of the police department that will reopen unsolved cases.

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Dept. Q episode 5 recap: Rose follows a lead and Carl questions Dr. Wallace

Dept. Q episode 5 recap — Carl is tasked with opening Department Q, a new branch of the police department that will reopen unsolved cases.

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Dept. Q episode 4 recap: a visit to Mhor and who is Sam Haig?

Dept. Q episode 4 recap — Carl is tasked with opening Department Q, a new branch of the police department that will reopen unsolved cases.

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Dept. Q episode 3 recap: the investigation turns to Merritt's past

Dept. Q episode 3 recap — Carl is tasked with opening Department Q, a new branch of the police department that will reopen unsolved cases.

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Dept. Q episode 2 recap: Carl struggles with the past and the search for Merritt begins

Dept. Q episode 2 recap — Carl is tasked with opening Department Q, a new branch of the police department that will reopen unsolved cases.

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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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The 50 must-see TV shows for 2025

Sally Wainwright goes punk! Michaela Coel is back! And Robert De Niro smashes on to streaming like a man with something to prove! Here’s your complete guide to 2025’s unmissable TV

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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

Total Film

Edinburgh chosen as destination for new Netflix Scandi Noir 'Department Q'

Edinburgh being picked as the filming location for the Copenhagen based crime thriller has ruffled feathers back in Denmark but what is the Scandinavian country's loss is Scotland's gain.

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