Netflix crime drama Department Q to return for second series

Netflix has officially announced that its hit crime drama Department Q will be returning for a second season. The series, which is set and filmed in Edinburgh, stars Matthew Goode as Detective Chief Inspector Carl Morck. Morck is a troubled and somewhat messy detective who leads a team of misfits working in the basement of a police station. Their job is to solve cases that were previously considered impossible to crack. The upcoming season will see Morck reunited with his team, including Alexej Manvelov as Akram, Leah Byrne as Rose, and Jamie Sives as Hardy.

Department Q is adapted from a popular book series by Danish author Jussi Adler-Olsen. The show originally existed as a Danish-language program that aired on the BBC, but Netflix brought a high-budget English version to audiences around the world in May. The director, Scott Frank, was inspired to set the show in Scotland after visiting Edinburgh's Royal Mile while looking for filming locations. He said that the Scottish setting allowed him to highlight the humor found in the original novels, which is an important part of the story.

The first season of Department Q was a major success, spending six weeks in Netflix's top ten most-watched shows. Scott Frank, who also directed The Queen's Gambit, expressed his gratitude to Netflix and the cast and crew for supporting his creative vision. Netflix executives Mona Qureshi and Manda Levin shared their excitement about returning to the world of Carl Morck and his team, praising Scott Frank for his excellent storytelling. They said they are eager to see what new mysteries the team will uncover in the second season and confirmed that filming will take place in Edinburgh once again. Fans of the show can look forward to more thrilling cases and the unique atmosphere of Scotland's capital city.