Netflix has ordered a second season of Dept. Q, bringing Matthew Goode back as Edinburgh detective Carl Morck after the show’s spring launch. The renewal was announced August 18, with the series set to continue filming in Scotland and core team members Alexej Manvelov, Leah Byrne, and Jamie Sives slated to return. In a statement, Goode thanked the streamer for another run and praised creator Scott Frank, while Netflix executives said they were eager to revisit the basement cold-case unit that anchors the drama.
Based on Jussi Adler-Olsen’s novels and developed for television by Frank, Dept. Q follows Morck as he rebuilds his career and leads a small group of colleagues through unresolved investigations. Season 1 premiered May 29 and ran for nine episodes, reimagining the Danish source material in an Edinburgh setting and positioning the city as a practical and narrative backdrop for the cases. The new order follows a run that included six weeks in Netflix’s Global Top Ten, according to the company’s announcement.
Casting for the next chapter has not been fully detailed, and a premiere date has not been set. Statements around the renewal emphasize continuity: the show will remain produced on location in Edinburgh, with Frank steering the creative and the returning ensemble reprising roles that became fan favorites during the initial run. The series’ format—self-contained investigations threaded by character arcs and an unresolved shooting that haunts Morck and his former partner—gives Season 2 a clear pathway without committing to a specific book in the ten-novel cycle.
Dept. Q’s first season introduced the unit’s remit and tone while laying groundwork for ongoing mysteries. With the renewal, the production aims to deepen that template, keeping the cold-case frame while allowing the characters’ lives and Edinburgh’s geography to shape the investigations. The streamer’s messaging points to audience momentum and a stable creative team as the rationale for reopening the files.
