US EditionDept. Q Cast: All of the Scottish Actors in Netflix's New Crime Drama - Including Kelly Macdonald
- Netflix released Dept Q on May 29, 2025, a nine-episode Scottish detective drama starring Matthew Goode as DCI Carl Morck in Edinburgh.
- The series follows Morck's return to work after surviving a shooting that killed a colleague and explores a four-year-old missing persons case amid police department challenges.
- Written and partially directed by Scott Frank, the show features a strong ensemble including Chloe Pirrie, Leah Byrne, and Kelly Macdonald, and depicts Edinburgh as a modern working city.
- Goode brings a likable, darkly humorous portrayal of a grumpy detective, while critics note the show’s confident simplicity and compelling mystery despite some superfluous storylines.
- Dept Q establishes a rich world and diverse characters with room to grow, suggesting potential for future adaptations of the remaining nine Adler-Olsen novels.
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Why Downton Abbey's Matthew Goode didn't read Dept. Q books before starring in Netflix series
Matthew Goode stars in new Netflix drama Dept. Q, which sees his character, a difficult but brilliant detective, heading up a new department investigating cold cases in Edinburgh.The series is based on the acclaimed novels by Jussi Adler-Olsen, which were originally set in Copenhagen and which have already been adapted into a series of Danish films.In spite of this deep well of source material for Goode to dive into, he and the rest of the cast …
Dept. Q TV Review: A solid crime procedural from the creator of The Queen's Gambit
Plot: DCI Carl Morck is a brilliant cop but a terrible colleague. His razor-sharp sarcasm has made him no friends in Edinburgh police. After a shooting that leaves a young pc dead, and his partner paralysed, he finds himself exiled to the basement and the sole member of Department Q; a newly formed cold case unit. The department is a PR stunt, there to distract the public from the failures of an under-resourced, failing police force that is gla…
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