{"id":104496,"date":"2025-08-19T16:00:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T20:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=104496"},"modified":"2025-08-19T16:00:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T20:00:10","slug":"netflix-announces-second-season-of-dept-q","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2025\/08\/19\/netflix-announces-second-season-of-dept-q\/","title":{"rendered":"Netflix Announces Second Season of &#8220;Dept. Q&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-104497\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Dept.-Q-poster.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"999\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Dept.-Q-poster.webp 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Dept.-Q-poster-200x300.webp 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/> Netflix today announced a second season of the gripping crime procedural series <em><strong>Dept. Q<\/strong><\/em> has been commissioned &#8211; an adaptation of Jussi Adler-Olsen&#8217;s novels.<\/p>\n<p>Matthew Goode will return as DCI Carl Morck, along with his team of misfits &#8211; Alexej Manvelov as Akram, Leah Byrne as Rose, and Jamie Sives as Hardy.<\/p><div id=\"morty-2998611580\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>The renewal follows the success of the show&#8217;s debut series, which captivated audiences with its shocking twists and turns.<\/p>\n<p>Season 1 spent 6 weeks in the Global Top Ten shows on Netflix.<\/p>\n<p>DCI Carl Morck heads up the maverick <em>Dept. 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Charged with cases previously deemed unsolvable, this 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.<\/p>\n<p>Writer, Director: Scott Frank (<em>The Queen&#8217;s Gambit, Godless<\/em>)<\/p><div id=\"morty-723368050\" class=\"morty-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Executive Producers: Rob Bullock, Scott Frank, and Charlotte Moore<\/p>\n<p>Mona Qureshi and Manda Levin will oversee as Execs for Netflix<\/p>\n<p>Mona Qureshi and Manda Levin, Netflix said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;We are raring to return to Carl Morck and his band of glorious misfits at Dept. Q. Scott Frank brought us best-in-class storytelling and thrilled Netflix audiences worldwide. We can&#8217;t wait to see what Morck and the gang uncover in Season 2&#8230; . Edinburgh, we&#8217;re back.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Rob Bullock, Executive Producer, Left Bank Pictures said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;So, we are going downstairs to Dept. Q for a second season. We at Left Bank Pictures nervously await what Scott has in store for his alter-ego Carl Morck, and the other enabling members of team do-lally. We salute Netflix&#8217;s courage to let them loose once again.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Scott Frank Quote:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I&#8217;m grateful to the folks at Netflix, as well as our shining cast and crew, for once more risking their careers to enable my folly.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Matthew Goode said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I&#8217;d like to thank Netflix for giving us the opportunity to further investigate Department Q&#8217;s storylines. 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Q<\/b><\/h3>\r\n            <\/td>\r\n          <\/tr>\r\n          <tr><td><span><b>Network:<\/b> Netflix<\/span><span><b>Genre:<\/b> Drama<\/span><span><b>Seasons:<\/b> 2<\/span><span><b>Episodes:<\/b> 9<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><h5><b>Overview<\/b><\/h5><p>A brash but brilliant cop becomes head of a new police department, where he leads an unlikely team of misfits in solving Edinburgh&#039;s cold cases.<\/p><\/td><\/tr>\r\n        <\/tbody>\r\n      <\/table>  \r\n    <div class=\"content_block\" id=\"custom_post_widget-26535\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themoviedb.org\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-25983\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/program-info-provided-by-tmdb.jpg\" alt=\"Powered by TMDB.org\" width=\"250\" height=\"52\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/program-info-provided-by-tmdb.jpg 353w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/program-info-provided-by-tmdb-300x63.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/program-info-provided-by-tmdb-350x74.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"line-height: .4em;\"><span style=\"white-space: pre-wrap; font: normal 8pt Arial;\">TV &amp; Movie information has been provided by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themoviedb.org\/\">themoviedb.org<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Netflix today announced a second season of the gripping crime procedural series Dept. 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