Dept Q season 2 begins production as Netflix confirms returning cast

The second season of Netflix crime drama Dept Q begins production in Edinburgh, Scotland

Core cast set to return alongside nine new faces

No word yet on release date or the number of episodes

Netflix has confirmed that the second season of the hit crime drama Dept Q. is now in production, filming in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Our core cast is set to return, including:

Matthew Goode as DCI Carl Morck

Alexej Manvelov as Akram Salim

Jamie Sives as DS James Hardy

Leah Byrne as DC Rose Dickson

Mark Bonnar as Stephen Burns,

Kate Dickie as Moira Jacobson

Aaron McVeigh as Jasper

Sanjeev Kohli as Martin Flemming

Nine new cast members will also be seen in new episodes. While we don't know exactly what their roles will be, we do have names:

Aisling Franciosi as Kimmie

Greg Wise as Derek Powell

Nicholas Rowe as Thomas Fulton

Tony Curran as Winnie Calderwood

Hamish Clark as Christopher Herron

Alex Ferns as Phil Allenbeck

Ross Anderson as Ricky Daddario

Rebecca Root as June Lovesay

Isla Johnston as Agnes

Currently, there's no word on exactly when Dept Q. season 2 will be released, nor how many episodes will make up the series.

However, we do have a brief idea of what the plot will involve thanks to the synopsis below.

Dept Q. season 2 set to explore a brand-new case

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As per Netflix, Dept Q. season 2 follows "DCI Carl Morck heading up the maverick Dept. Q from the basement of an Edinburgh police station, charged with cases previously deemed unsolvable.

"This darkly humorous, propulsive show delivers all the pleasures of a procedural but takes us into the complex mysteries not just of the cases but of the detectives themselves."

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Unsurprisingly, this is all very vague at this point in development. However, Rob Bullock, Executive Producer, Left Bank Pictures, added in a statement, “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."

Executive Manda Levin agreed, "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!”

What we know for sure is that we will continue to see an adaptation of Jussi Adler-Olsen’s original novels — but how faithful the show will be remains to be seen.

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