Overview

• The nine-episode series premiered on May 29 with Matthew Goode leading a cold-case unit in Edinburgh and concluded its first season later that day.
• Dept. Q earned an 83% Rotten Tomatoes critic score and a 92% audience rating for its dark Nordic-noir atmosphere and standout performances.
• Episodes briefly disappeared from Netflix due to a technical glitch but were fully restored within 24 hours.
• Viewers praised Goode’s portrayal of DCI Carl Morck and Alexej Manvelov’s Akram, though some locals noted an erroneous reference to “Leith Park.”
• Netflix has not officially renewed the show, but Frank and cast members have expressed strong interest in adapting the second novel, The Absent One, for season 2.