Department Q (known simply as \u201cQ\u201d) will continue its crime drama series with a second season produced by Netflix and starring Matthew Goode as DCI Carl Morck and his band of outcasts, who investigate unresolved murders in Edinburgh, Scotland. Based on the Danish novels by Jussi Adler-Olsen (whose structure was adapted to take place in England), Q debuted on May 29, 2023; season one drew early viewership and, therefore, was confirmed for season two on August 18, 2025.<\/p>\n
On July 13, 2026, filming will start for Season Two in Edinburgh, Scotland; filming should finish between Mid\/late December of 2026 (approximately 5 months of principal photography).<\/p>\n
A 2026 premiere is not possible: Due to the post-production (editing, VFX, marketing) aspect of things, expect the premiere sometime in the 2nd half of 2027 or possibly even early 2028.<\/p>\n
Before this recent update on filming timelines, many speculated that Season Two could premiere in Mid 2026 or, at worst, late 2026. Given the delays that now appear to be happening in starting production, it doesn\u2019t seem likely these predictions will come true.<\/p>\n
This timeline fits within the manufacturing cycle of most other high-end Netflix drama productions.<\/p>\n
Returning core cast<\/strong> (confirmed by Netflix and production reports):<\/p>\n Other likely returnees based on Season 1 roles and book adaptations include Chloe Pirrie<\/strong> as Crown solicitor Merritt Lingard (central to Season 1), Kelly Macdonald<\/strong> as Dr. Rachel Irving (Morck\u2019s therapist\/love interest), and supporting players like Kate Dickie<\/strong> as Moira Jacobson. No major new cast additions have been officially announced yet, but expect fresh faces for the new case\u2019s suspects and victims as filming approaches.<\/p>\n The ensemble is praised for its chemistry, with the \u201cband of glorious misfits\u201d dynamic highlighted by Netflix and the cast.<\/p>\n The first season of the show was based purely on the first novel (Mercy). It detailed Merritt Lingard\u2019s disappearance\/kidnapping and eventual rescue, promotions for the team members, and personal story arcs (e.g., Morck\u2019s relationship with his partner and Hardy\u2019s road to recovery).<\/p>\n It\u2019s anticipated that season two will pull much of its material from the second novel (Disgrace) and will likely focus on the following three areas:<\/p>\n 1. There will be a new cold case\u2013the brutal double homicide of a brother and sister that occurred at their family\u2019s summer cottage in the late 1980s.<\/p>\n 2. There will be a conspiracy surrounding wealthy, privileged boarding school students who grow up to be powerful adults. One of the main characters in this scenario is a woman named Kimmie (or a similar name in the TV series) who has vanished from all of society. She has damaging secrets, and the team must navigate elite social hierarchies, cover-up schemes, and ongoing threats from those trying to keep the info hidden.<\/p>\n 3. Continuing development of personal storylines for the characters. (Morck\u2019s complicated relationship with Dr. Rachel Irving (the team\u2019s therapist) has the potential to evolve into something romantic; the continued growth and expansion of the team; and the ongoing issues created by the traumatic shooting in Leith Park that claimed one officer\u2019s life and neared the end of Hardy\u2019s; and Morck\u2019s obsession with gangster Eugene Errington\u2019s involvement in these issues.)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n In addition to more of the show\u2019s signature darkly humorous procedural moments, basement HQ chaos, complex mysteries, and character-driven dramatic pieces, creator Scott Frank (of The Queen\u2019s Gambit fame) will return to oversee the show and continue to provide engaging storytelling. There will also likely be multiple cases\/subplots as the department continues to grow and evolve.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Department Q (known simply as \u201cQ\u201d) will continue its crime drama series with a second season produced by Netflix and\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":395,"featured_media":116585,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[71],"tags":[35851],"class_list":["post-116584","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ott","tag-dept-q-season-2"],"reading_time":"4 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116584","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/395"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=116584"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116584\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":116586,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116584\/revisions\/116586"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/116585"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=116584"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=116584"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=116584"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
Dept. Q season 2: What to Expect Next (Plot and Story)<\/h2>\n