Full Breakdown
Netflix's Dept. Q Season 2 Begins Production in Edinburgh with Expanded Cast
6/26/2026, 12:58:10 PM
Production Launch in Edinburgh
Netflix began filming the second season of its crime drama Dept. Q in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 2026. Production is scheduled to continue until the end of the year.
Series Background and Performance
Dept. Q adapts Jussi Adler-Olsen’s novels for Netflix. Writer-director Scott Frank leads the series, which spent six weeks in Netflix’s Global Top Ten and was described as a major hit outside the United States.
Executive and Production Team
Executive producers are Scott Frank, Rob Bullock and Charlotte Moore; Netflix executives Manda Levin and Jessica Burdett oversee the series. Left Bank Pictures, with Sony Pictures Television, provides production.
Cast Overview
Returning cast: Matthew Goode, Alexej Manvelov, Leah Byrne, Jamie Sives, Mark Bonnar, Kate Dickie, Aaron McVeigh and Sanjeev Kohli. New cast: Aisling Franciosi, Greg Wise, Nicholas Rowe, Tony Curran, Hamish Clark, Alex Ferns, Ross Anderson, Rebecca Root, Isla Johnston and Amy Brenneman.
Official Statements and Responses
Rob Bullock said the new season tackles a “terrible crime hidden in the highest echelons of Scottish society,” framing it as a story about powerful people who think they are above the law. Manda Levin praised the first season’s emotional impact and called the second season “darkly delicious,” noting the team’s renewed investigative challenges. Netflix’s synopsis highlights DCI Carl Morck heading a “maverick Dept. Q” that solves unsolvable cases from a basement office in Edinburgh.
Conflicting Reports and Gaps
Sources differ on the number of new cast members, with some reporting nine additions and others listing ten. No release date, episode count, or detailed plot information has been released.
Verbatim Quotes
- “This season, Carl and his band of misfits tackle a terrible crime hidden in the highest echelons of Scottish society. It is a story for our times: rich and powerful people who believe they are above the law. Carl, of course, knows otherwise.” — Rob Bullock, Executive Producer, Left Bank Pictures
- “Season 1 of ‘Dept. Q’ made us laugh and cry; it shocked and intrigued us; we fell in love with the characters and with the incredibly vivid and iconic world that Scott Frank and his amazing team conjured up in one of our very favorite cities. That it was embraced so wholeheartedly by an audience in Scotland, in the rest of the U.K., and across the world, was thrilling. The story of Season 2 is as darkly delicious as you’d expect, and Carl and his glorious gang will have their work cut out pinning down the perpetrators as we launch back in for more!” — Manda Levin, Netflix Executive
- “Season 1 of ‘Dept. Q’ made us laugh and cry; it shocked and intrigued us; we fell in love with the characters and with the incredibly vivid and iconic world that Scott Frank and his amazing team conjured up in one of our very favorite cities. That it was embraced so wholeheartedly by an audience in Scotland, in the rest of the U.K., and across the world, was thrilling. The story of Season 2 is as darkly delicious as you’d expect, and Carl and his glorious gang will have their work cut out pinning down the perpetrators as we launch back in for more!” — Manda Levin, Netflix Executive
- “DCI Carl Morck heading up the maverick Dept. Q from the basement of an Edinburgh police station, charged with cases previously deemed unsolvable.” — Netflix Official Description
What’s Next
Filming will continue in Scotland until the end of the year. Netflix has indicated a release announcement will follow production, but no date or episode count has been set.
