Category: Department Q

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Dept. Q renewed for a second season!

From Tedum –

[Justin Downing]

Dept. Q Is Checking in for Season 2

Matthew Goode’s Detective Carl Morck is back for another cold case.
BY JOHN DILILLO
AUG. 19, 2025

In spite of his very best efforts, cantankerous Detective Chief Inspector Carl Morck (Matthew Goode) remains employed by the police department of Edinburgh, Scotland — and now, he’s coming back for another season of Dept. Q, the hit mystery series from creator Scott Frank (The Queen’s Gambit).

Also returning? The crew of misfit investigators he built over the course of the first season, including Alexej Manvelov as Akram, Leah Byrne as Rose, and Jamie Sives as Hardy. And, of course, it wouldn’t be Dept. Q without the series’ other protagonist: Edinburgh itself, where production will once again take place.

“I’d like to thank Netflix for giving us the opportunity to further investigate Dept. Q’s storylines,” Goode says in a statement to Netflix. “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!”

See Tedum site for more information https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/dept-q-season-2-release-date-cast-photos-news

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New interview with Matthew Goode for ‘Square Mile’

‘He is a livewire conversationalist, freewheeling from Jack Nicholson impressions to an analysis of drama school socioeconomics via Waitrose’s bargain-basement claret (“perfectly acceptable for a Wednesday night”). He swears like a sailor, he drops some of the biggest names in the business with a mix of ease and awe, and he speaks with refreshing candour about how bloody difficult it is to find jobs right now. He says “obvs” with the same irony as he says “periglacial geomorphology”. He is, in short, great fun.’

Full interview with pictures – https://squaremile.com/culture/film-tv/matthew-goode-actor-interview-department-q/

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Dept. Q reaches No.1 in Netflix’s Global ratings

From Collider:-

This British Mystery Series with 94% Rotten Tomatoes Audience Score Finally Dethrones ‘Sirens’ to Claim Netflix Crown

By Rahul Malhotra
It took the new Netflix series Dept. Q only a few days to claim the number one spot on the streamer’s global viewership charts. According to FlixPatrol, the mystery drama defeated reigning champion Sirens from the top spot on June 5, earning 707 points in total. Since its debut last week, Dept. Q has earned a total of nearly 3,000 points. Sirens, on the other hand, has earned a total of more than 10,000 points since its debut. Co-created by The Queen’s Gambit‘s Scott Frank, Dept. Q stars Matthew Goode as a Scottish detective who specializes in cold cases. The series holds a “certified fresh” 83% Rotten Tomatoes score, and an even better 94% audience rating.

 

Full article here – https://collider.com/dept-q-streaming-success-netflix-june/