Netflix has announced Dept Q will be getting a season 2

Following the popularity of season 1, Netflix has announced Dept Q will be getting a second season. Yes, Matthew Goode’s Detective Carl Morck is back for another cold case. In the words of Netflix:

The darkly humorous, propulsive show delivers all the pleasures of a procedural, taking us into the complex mysteries not just of the cases but of the detectives themselves.

Season 1 was certainly dark at times, so expect more of the same.

What is Dept Q about?

Based on the novels by Jussi Adler-Olsen, the show follows the maverick Department Q team, headquartered in the basement of an Edinburgh police station and assigned to re-investigate with cases previously deemed unsolvable. Season 1 spent six weeks in the Global Top Ten shows on Netflix. The series was created by Scott Frank (The Queen’s Gambit).

Also returning are Alexej Manvelov as Akram, Leah Byrne as Rose, and Jamie Sives as Hardy.

We assume the show will be back sometime in 2026, and will of course keep you posted.