Netflix has confirmed the return of its hit crime series Dept. Q for a second season. In this new season, Matthew Goode will reprise his role as Detective Chief Inspector Carl Morck.
Created by Scott Frank (The Queen’s Gambit), the hit mystery series was based on the novels by Jussi Adler-Olsen and centered around the Department Q team, who are tasked with re-investigating crimes that were previously thought to be unsolvable in the basement of an Edinburgh police station. The show stood out with its dark humor and complex mysteries, spending six weeks in the Global Top Ten shows on Netflix with its first season.
In the second season, the main cast also returns, including Alexej Manvelov as Akram, Leah Byrne as Rose, and Jamie Sives as Hardy, as the team takes on new cold cases.
“I’d like to thank Netflix for giving us the opportunity to further investigate Dept. Q’s storylines,” Goode comments. “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!”
“We are raring to return to Carl Morck and his band of glorious misfits at Dept. Q,” said Netflix executives Mona Qureshi and Manda Levin. “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.”
