We love a good thriller, full of suspense, intriguing mystery, and usually a broody detective and Netflix's latest detective series sounds like it ticks all those boxes. Airing at the end of May, Department Q is a police series that follows DCI Carl Morck who is assigned a new cold case following an attack that left a fellow police officer dead.
The series stars Matthew Goode as the DCI in question and Netflix just released a bunch of new teaser images to get us excited about the series. Want to know more? Here's everything you could need to know about Netflix's Department Q.
What is Department Q about?
Department Q is based on a series of novels of the same name by Danish author Jussi Adler-Olsen. They follow detective Carl Morck who is moved onto the cold case department after an accident takes place that causes the death of another office and the injury of Morck's partner. Morck is put on the cold case department so that his boss can keep an eye on him.
However, unlike the book series which is set in Copenhagen, Department Q takes place in Edinburgh. The TV series is written and directed by Scott Frank, who created Netflix's The Queen's Gambit series.
Who is in the cast of Department Q?
Leading Department Q cast is Matthew Goode as DCI Carl Morck, who you'll likely know from his role as Henry Talbot in Downton Abbey.
Also in the cast of Department Q is:
- Chloe Perrie as Merritt Lingard
- Jamie Sives as Detective Chief Inspector James Hardy
- Mark Bonnar as Stephen Burns
- Alexej Manvelov as Akram Salim
- Leah Byrne as Detective Constable Rose Dickson
- Kate Dickie as Detective Chief Superintendent Moira Jacobson
- Shirley Henderson as Claire Marsh
- Kelly Macdonald as Dr. Rachel Irving
- Tom Bulpett as William Lingard
Is there a first look at Department Q?
There sure is! On 21 April, Netflix shared a whole host of images from the new series, including Matthew Goode as DCI Morck.
See the images here:
Following the images release on Netflix's official Instagram account, fans shared their excitement for the series on the post, with one saying "It's giving Broadchurch in the best way!" and another writing: "Wonderful stills Netflix. This show will be brilliant given all the talent involved. Thank you for the glorious stills and release date, can't wait! 🩵."
When is Department Q released?
Ok, so we have just over a month to go as all episodes of Department Q will be landing on Netflix on 29 May, perfect for post-Bank Holiday binge watching.
Department Q is available on Netflix from 29 May
