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Dept. Q

2025 · 45m per ep · TV-MA · English · United Kingdom

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.

7.9(242 reviews)

16.1018% popularity

At a glance

Details

First air date: May 29, 2025
Last air date: May 29, 2025
Status: Returning
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 10
Episode runtime: 45m
Original language: English
Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
Network / platform: Netflix
Creator / showrunner: Scott Frank, Chandni Lakhani
Certification: TV-MA
Production companies: Left Bank Pictures, Flitcraft

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Keywords

detectivebased on novel or bookedinburgh, scotlandcopquestioninggrimcold casecomplexsurvivor's guiltprovocativeunderstateddramaticsuspensefulthrillerambivalent

Seasons & episodes

Season 1

2025 · 9 episodes

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Cast

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

Media

Reviews & ratings

7.9

242 community reviews

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Alex Rivera6.9/103/18/2026
Binge-worthy
Every episode leaves you wanting more. The character arcs are exceptional.
52 found helpful
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Jordan Kim7.9/103/14/2026
Peak television
One of the best shows in its genre — tightly written and beautifully acted.
44 found helpful
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Sam Patel8.9/103/10/2026
Must-watch series
The season finales alone are worth the watch.
36 found helpful
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Morgan Lee6.9/103/6/2026
Brilliant writing
Gripping from the first scene. Already recommending to everyone.
28 found helpful
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Casey Wong7.9/103/2/2026
Slow burn payoff
Takes a few episodes to hit stride, then it's unstoppable.
20 found helpful