Netflix Renews Crime Procedural Dept. Q

Netflix has commissioned a second season of Dept. Q, based on Jussi Adler-Olsen’s novels and starring Matthew Goode (A Discovery of Witches) in the lead role.

Goode stars as DCI Carl Morck, who leads a team of detective misfits, played by Alexej Manvelov, Leah Byrne and James Sives. The series is written and directed by Scott Frank (The Queen’s Gambit, Godless).

Executive producers of the series include Left Bank Pictures’ Rob Bullock and Charlotte Moore, as well as Frank. Mona Qureshi and Manda Levin oversee as execs for Netflix.

Season two will again be filmed in Edinburgh, Scotland.

“We are raring to return to Carl Morck and his band of glorious misfits at Dept. Q,” Qureshi and Levin said. “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 2. Edinburgh, we’re back.”

Bullock commented, “So, we are going downstairs to Dept. Q for a second season. We at Left Bank Pictures nervously await what Scott has in store for his alter-ego Carl Morck and the other enabling members of team do-lally. We salute Netflix’s courage to let them loose once again.”

“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,” Frank said.

“I’d like to thank Netflix for giving us the opportunity to further investigate Department Q’s storylines,” Goode added. “We have a wonderful cast and crew, headed by our resident genius Scott Frank. I cannot wait to read what comes from his magic quill!”