Can Carl Morck solve Edinburgh’s most demanding cold cases? The DCI with a reputation for being difficult faces his greatest challenge, “Dept. Q.” Netflix’s new drama series finds Morck assigned to the mysterious section, which feels more like a publicity stunt than an actual development. A prominent case may be what this no-nonsense DCI and his new team of recruits need to prove their worth.
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The “Dept. Q” project, an adaptation of Danish author Jussi Adler-Olsen’s novels, hails from “The Queen’s Gambit” co-creator and Emmy-winner Scott Frank, who also wrote the Netflix limited series “Godless.” It stars Matthew Goode, whose work includes Frank’s directorial debut “The Lookout.” Chloe Pirrie, Alexej Manvelov, Kelly Macdonald, and Leah Byrne round out the cast.
The series’ official synopsis:
DCI Carl Morck is a brilliant cop but a terrible colleague. His razor-sharp sarcasm has made him no friends in the Edinburgh police. After a shooting that leaves a young pc dead, and his partner paralysed, he finds himself exiled to the basement and the sole member of Department Q, a newly formed cold case unit. The department is a PR stunt, there to distract the public from the failures of an under-resourced, failing police force that is glad to see the back of him. But more by accident than design, Carl starts to build a gang of waifs and strays who have everything to prove. So, when the stone-cold trail of a prominent civil servant who disappeared several years ago starts to heat up, Carl is back doing what he does best – rattling cages and refusing to take no for an answer.
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Rob Bullock, Scott Frank, and Andy Harries serve as executive producers on “Dept. Q.” The series premieres May 29 on Netflix. Watch the official new trailer below.