Dept Q is the new Netflix thriller series taking over the top 10 and our evenings thanks to it's gripping, haunting and occasionally hilarious plot. The nine-part series is based on a series of novels by Jussi Adler-Olsen and follows Detective Morck who is assigned to run a new cold cases department and for his first case he begins investigating the disappearance of prosecutor Merritt Lingard who went missing four years ago.
The book series is originally based in Copenhagen, Denmark, however for the Netflix series the show's creator Scott Frank moved it from Scandinavia to the heart of Scotland - Edinburgh. But was the show actually filming in Scotland? Here's what we know about the moody backdrop to the tense Netflix series.
Where was Dept Q filmed?
Edinburgh
Department Q was filmed where it was set in Edinburgh in Scotland, using a variety of real life locations and sound stages.
The show kicks off with Carl's accident and the death of a fellow police officer while Carl is investigating, and this was filmed on location at the estate of The Calders in Wester Hailes.
Throughout the series many iconic Edinburgh landmarks also pop up including the cobbled streets of the Royal Mile, St Mary's Episcopal church and the City Chambers where we see Merritt during the first episode working during trial.
Elsewhere the exterior of Carl's home was filmed in the Leith area of Edinburgh in Link's Place.
East Lothian
The production crew also went slightly further afield and filmed in the area of East Lothian to create more scenes.
Lysander House in Direlton was used to film Merritt and William's impressive adult home that we see during the first episode. The house was once a military outpost as a radar station but has now been converted into a very boujee home.
Staggs Bar in Musselburgh was used to create the scene where Detective Morck and Akram meet up with the journalist who bad mouths Sam Haig.
Department Q is available on Netflix now
