Dept. Q proved to be a huge hit for Netflix when it first premiered last year, spending time in the number one spot of the streamer's UK chart and actually enjoying a total of six weeks in the streamer's global top ten shows. So, given this popularity, it wasn't exactly too much of a surprise when it was announced that a second season would be on the way.
Now we've got an exciting update, with Netflix confirming that production is officially under way, as well as it being confirmed that there'll be a number of cast additions for season two.
But first thing's first. Of course, Mark Bonnar (Line of Duty) and Kate Dickie (Game of Thrones) are among those confirmed to be returning, as well as Matthew Goode (Downton Abbey) as the leading DCI Carl Morck.
His team of misfits will also be back, with the ensemble made up of Alexej Manvelov (Jack Ryan) who plays Akram Salim, Leah Byrne (Call the Midwife) as DC Rose Dickson, and Jamie Sives (Chernobyl) whose character is DS James Hardy.
Joining the already-established cast for Dept. Q season two, along with some character information that's also been announced, will be:
• Aisling Franciosi (The Abandons) as Kimmie
• Greg Wise (The Crown) as Derek Powell
• Nicholas Rowe (Red Eye) as Thomas Fulton
• Tony Curran (Your Honor) as Winnie Calderwood
• Hamish Clark (Monarch of the Glen) as Christopher Herron
• Alex Ferns (Waiting for the Out) as Phil Allenbeck
• Ross Anderson (The Rig) as Ricky Daddario
• Rebecca Root (Heartstopper) as June Lovesay
• Isla Johnston (The Queen's Gambit) as Agnes
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The hit Netflix series, described by the streaming giant as being a "gripping crime procedural", has been adapted from the Danish Department Q novels by Jussi Adler-Olsen, which were also previously turned into a series of acclaimed movies.
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It has also been confirmed by Netflix that the second season of Dept. Q, written and directed by Scott Frank, will once again be set in Edinburgh, following the success of this location in the first series.
A synopsis for the police drama reads: "DCI Carl Morck heads 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."
Executive producer Manda Levin has said: "Season one of Dept. Q made us laugh and cry; it shocked and intrigued us; we fell in love with the characters and with the incredibly vivid and iconic world that Scott Frank and his amazing team conjured up in one of our very favourite cities.
"That it was embraced so wholeheartedly by an audience in Scotland, in the rest of the UK, and across the world, was thrilling. 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!"
Dept. Q is streaming on Netflix, and season two is on the way.
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TV Editor, Digital Spy Laura has been watching television for over 30 years and professionally writing about entertainment for almost 10 of those. Previously at LOOK and now heading up the TV desk at the UK's biggest TV and movies site Digital Spy, Laura has helped steer conversations around some of the most popular shows on the box. Laura has appeared on Channel 5 News and radio to talk viewing habits and TV recommendations. As well as putting her nerd-level Buffy knowledge to good use during an IRL meet with Sarah Michelle Gellar, Laura also once had afternoon tea with One Direction, has sat around the fire pit of the Love Island villa, spoken to Sir David Attenborough about the world's oceans and even interviewed Rylan from inside the Big Brother house (housemate status, forever pending).
