A brash but brilliant cop becomes head of a new police department, where he leads an unlikely team of misfits in solving Edinburgh's cold cases.
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Matthew Goode
DCI Carl Morck
Chloe Pirrie
Merritt Lingard
Jamie Sives
DCI James Hardy
Alexej Manvelov
Akram Salim
Leah Byrne
DC Rose Dickson
Kelly Macdonald
Dr Rachel Irving
Kate Dickie
Moira Jacobson
Aaron McVeigh
Jasper Stewart
Status
Returning Series
Original Language
EN
Network
Netflix
Tagline
"Not all causes are lost."
Created By
Scott Frank, Chandni Lakhani
Production
Left Bank Pictures, Flitcraft
MovieGuys
July 31, 2025
Based on the Danish novel "The Keeper of Lost Causes" by Jussi Adler-Olsen and no doubt the 2013 Danish film, the Scottish series, "Dept.Q" cant quite fill the boots, of its scandi crime thriller, counterpart. Lets look at the positives. The acting is undeniably superb. This series is backed by a strong cast, of veteran UK actors. As a result, the complex characterisations, are brought to full...
Darryl Oliver
December 14, 2025
Well-written and acted; especially Goode, Pirrie and Manvelov - but seriously, all of the actors were great. Also, a nice blend of humor and dark themes. My only problem is with the Lyle Jennings angle. Merritt knew Lyle, and even though he would have changed due to age, she would have recognized him. I'm guessing some of us have known someone since we were in grade school or more recently, and w...
Sejian
January 27, 2026
"Haven't I seen this before? Department Q... [PONDERS] Wasn't this a movie?!" At the end of episode 1, I was a bit confused, because I distinctly remembered watching something with [INSERT EPISODE 1 SPOILERS]. For about an hour after, I sat wondering if I should bother watching the rest of it because I've seen the movie adaptation from some years ago, so I know the general gist of the plot. ...
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