The first cast photo for Dept. Q series 2 has been released, along with finally more information about the series 2 cast.
Continue readingIt was just announced that the ‘Bloody Scotland’ festival will host a panel discussion with Scott Frank, Matthew Goode, Kate Dickie, Alexej Manvelov and Leah Byrne on 20th September at 3:00 pm in Stirling, Scotland where they will be discussing the upcoming series.
Tickets are £15 and can be purchased here.
(On a personal note, I am planning to attend, so if you wanna say hi and meet up with a fellow fan, feel free to reach out to me ahead of time.)
Just a quick note that there is a ton of horrible and plain wrong AI generated slop in circulation on social media Dept. Q, spreading false information and release dates.
I see almost daily posts on Facebook these days with AI generated key art posters for season 2, claiming it’ll be released in 2026, often containing incorrect information about cast and plot.
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Being enamoured with a TV series can come with the desire to look into the nitty gritty details of what has been established in canon, and there’s a wealth of information already out there for Dept. Q.
Having spent some time in Edinburgh in January 2026 where I literally stayed in the building next to where the Netflix version of Carl Morck is meant to live, I’ve learned quite a few things that I’d love to share, plus there is existing information out there about the series’ exterior and interior locations, sets, props and character backstories that I have collected.
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It was probably some time in October 2025 that the idea was sparked that I should do something special for my 50th birthday. Since I love Scotland and it had been a while that I’d been to Edinburgh, it seemed like both a crazy and a cool idea to go to Scotland’s capital. Granted, not the best time of year to do this in January. But there’s no such thing as bad weather, only bad choice of clothing, right? And so, soon after, the time off work was approved and my best friend and I were booked on flights.
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One thing that Dept. Q season 1 does incredibly well is showing change by juxtaposing beginning vs. end in an incredibly meaningful way. There are many such examples, and one is this:
Carl getting on the lift to go down to the basement.
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November is also the month of Qvember – a fan challenge where fans can post Dept. Q fanworks for a different prompt every day. I’ve decided to write drabbles for Qvember 2025 (= a very short, 100 word piece of fiction). I will post them here daily throughout November. Enjoy!
Continue readingSome people online have asked this question: How long did it take them to solve the Merritt Lingard case? I don’t have a conclusive answer for this, but I’ve sat down and gone through all the episodes to try and figure out how many actual days were shown between Carl coming back to work after the shooting and finding Merritt.
And the answer is: 20
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Fair warning, this episode recap alludes to things that happen in later episodes and contains spoilers. Proceed with caution if you haven’t seen the full season yet.
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