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Department. Why It’s back to business with production continuing in Scotland until the end of the year. Netflix recently unveiled a whole host of new faces and returning favorites joining the hit series as well as dropped a few hints as to where the story is headed.
Based on the beloved Danish crime novels by Jussi Adler-Olsen, an English-language adaptation was developed for Netflix by Scott Frank.queen’s stake, Atheist) and Chandni Lakhani. The first season premiered in May 2025, receiving rave reviews and massive viewership – spending six weeks in the Global Top Ten – quickly leading to a Season 2 renewal in August of the same year.
Now, Netflix has officially confirmed who will return to solve the next cold case, along with a list of new characters and an official synopsis for S2, which reads:
“DCI Carl Mork leads the maverick Department Q from the basement of an Edinburgh police station, charged with previously unsolvable cases. This wildly funny, inspiring show offers all the pleasures of a procedural, but also takes us into the complex mysteries of not only the cases but the detectives themselves.”
Executive producer Rob Bullock also teased what to expect from the new season’s central mystery, saying: “This season, Carl and his band of misfits tackle a terrifying crime lurking in the highest echelons of Scottish society. This is a story for our times: rich and powerful people who believe they are above the law. Carl, of course, knows otherwise. It’s a pleasure to work with master storyteller Scott Frank once again along with the rest of the team. We applaud Netflix’s courage in letting them loose once again.”
Manda Levine, who oversees the series with Jessica Burdett for Netflix, said: “Season 1 of Department Q made us laugh and cry; it shocked and amused us; we fell in love with the characters and the incredibly vivid and iconic world that Scott Frank and his amazing team created in one of our most favorite cities. It was wholeheartedly embraced by audiences in Scotland, the rest of the UK and around the world, it was thrilling. Season 2 The story is as delicious as you’d expect, and we’ll be coming back for more as Carl and his glorious gang continue their work to catch the criminals!
To bring this new mystery to life, Netflix has announced a huge wave of new and returning cast members.
Returning cast:
- Matthew Goode (Proposal, a quest for witches) as DCI Karl Mork
- alexes manvelov (jack ryan, top dog) Akram as Salim
- Leah Byrne (but when we dance) as DC Rose Dixon
- jamie sives (Crime, Chernobyl) as DS James Hardy
- mark bonner (line of duty, ludwig) as Stephen Burns
- kate dickie (Witch, game of Thrones) as Moira Jacobson
- aaron mcveagh as jasper
- Sanjeev Kohli (still playing, river city) as Martin Fleming
New Cast:
- Aisling Franciosi (don’t speak bad, Nightingale) as Kimmy
- greg wise (Crown, buccaneers) as Derek Powell
- nicholas rowe (red eye s2, spying between friends) as Thomas Fulton
- Tony Curran (Outlander: Blood of My Blood, mary and george) as Vinnie Calderwood
- hamish clarke (Emperor of the Glen) as Christopher Heron
- alex ferns (waiting for out, batman) as Phil Allenbeck
- rebecca root (heart arrester, wheel of time) as June Lovesay
- Isla Johnson (queen’s stake, carpenter’s son) as Agnes
- amy brenman (old man, judging amy) as Helen
These newly announced cast members join the Scottish actor Ross AndersonWhich we exclusively revealed today was added to a second season just ahead of Netflix’s official announcement. Anderson will play the role ricky daddario In the upcoming season. Anderson is no stranger to Netflix audiences, having previously starred as Domhnall last empire and its follow-up feature film seven kings must dieAlso starred in the Kevin Hart heist film Raise.
Scott Frank is confirmed to return to the director’s chair. Left Bank Pictures and Sony Pictures are producing the television series.
What is the production status of Department Q Season 2?
As we covered in our other post, we’re told production in Edinburgh, Scotland is now in full flow and has been up and running since the beginning of June, and will wrap up in mid-December.
Are you excited about the new artists joining in? Department Q season 2? Let us know in the comments below!
