Meet the new sleuths and suspects for Dept Q season 2
As production ramps up on season 2 of Scott Frank’s hit detective series, DCI Carl Morck (Matthew Goode) is joined by cast members both old and new — and thank god for that, because (according to Netflix) he’ll need all the help he can get.
Here’s what we know about Dept Q season 2 so far
Season 1 saw Morck and his team of misfit detectives solve one of the murkiest unsolved cases in Edinburgh’s history. But that was only the beginning. There are plenty more cold cases where that came from, and the work of the department is just beginning. Based on the books by Jussi Adler-Olsen, Dept. Q is a dark mystery with a cantankerous, brilliant detective at its centre.
Returning from season 1
Matthew Goode (The Offer, A Discovery of Witches) reprises his role as DCI Carl Morck, the unlikely head of Department Q. Also returning from Season 1 are the heart and soul of the department: Alexej Manvelov (Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, Top Dog) as Akram Salim, Leah Byrne (But When We Dance) as Detective Constable Rose Dickson and Jamie Sives (Annika, Guilt) as Detective Chief Inspector James Hardy.
Other returning cast members include: Mark Bonnar (Line of Duty, Ludwig) as Stephen Burns, Kate Dickie (The Witch, Game of Thrones) as Detective Chief Superintendent Moira Jacobson, Aaron McVeigh (The Cleansing Hour) as Jasper Stewart and Sanjeev Kohli (Still Game, River City) as Martin Fleming.
New for season 2
New cast members include: Aisling Franciosi (Speak No Evil, The Nightingale) as Kimmie, Greg Wise (The Crown, The Buccaneers) as Derek Powell, Nicholas Rowe (Mr. Holmes) as Thomas Fulton, Tony Curran (Outlander: Blood of My Blood, Mary & George) as Winnie Calderwood, Hamish Clark (Monarch of the Glen) as Christopher Herron, Alex Ferns (Waiting for the Out, The Batman) as Phil Allenbeck, Ross Anderson (A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, The Rig) as Ricky Daddario, Rebecca Root (Heartstopper, The Wheel of Time) as June Lovesay, Isla Johnston (The Queen’s Gambit, The Carpenter’s Son) as Agnes and Amy Brenneman (The Old Man, Private Practice) as Helen.
Production is underway in Edinburgh.