New Edinburgh-based crime drama based on novel series 'Department Q' set for Netflix release next month

‘Department Q’, which is available to stream from May 29, has an all-star cast including Trainspotting and Line of Duty actor Kelly MacDonald, Edinburgh-based hit BBC drama Guilt actors Mark Bonnar and Jamie Sives, as well as Downton Abbey star Matthew Goode - who plays the lead role of Detective Chief Inspector Carl Morck - an “English detective who gets under the skin of everyone around him”.

Edinburgh-based Netflix crime drama Department Q will air next month on the streaming platform. | Netflix

This new Netflix series is an adaptation of the novels of the same name by Danish author Jussi Adler-Olsen, although the new television series is sometimes shortened to ‘Dept. Q’. Filming took place in and around Edinburgh last summer.

Filming for Netflix series Department Q taking place at The Volunteer Arms (aka Staggs bar), in Musselburgh in May last year. Photo: Shaker T

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The Netflix series will see the author’s original stories transported from the Danish Capital Copenhagen to Scotland’s Capital city.

The series revolves around Carl Morck, a former top-rated detective in Edinburgh assigned to a new cold case whilst wracked with guilt following an attack that left his partner paralysed and another police officer dead.

Stills from the new Edinburgh-based Netflix drama Department Q. | Netflix

Upon returning to work, he’s put in charge of a brand-new police unit: the Department Q of the show’s title, tasked with investigating cold cases as part of a PR effort for the Scottish police force.

The Netflix sypnosis for the show states: “As Morck dives further into his new responsibilities, he’ll discover secrets as dark as a Scottish loch — and a team of misfits who just might help him shed some light on the subject.”