Overview

• The series climbed to No. 1 on Netflix’s global viewership chart on June 5, dethroning Sirens with 707 points after its May 29 debut
• Set in Edinburgh, the nine-episode crime drama stars Matthew Goode as Detective Chief Inspector Carl Morck leading a cold-case unit
• Dept Q holds an 83% critic rating and a 94% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes
• Reviewers and viewers have praised its methodical pacing, atmospheric Scottish backdrop and deep character development
• Creator Scott Frank has outlined plans for a follow-up season based on the second novel, though Netflix has not yet greenlit a renewal