A blog dedicated to the Netflix show Dept. Q, based on the Jussi Adler-Olsen novels
It was back in June 2026 when it was first announced that the Bloody Scotland literary festival would be hosting a discussion panel with the Dept. Q showrunner and main cast on Sep 20th, and what excellent timing because the event happened to be right smack in the middle of a two-week holiday in the Lake District I had already booked.
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Transcript of the 1-hour discussion panel at the Bloody Scotland literary festival in Stirling – Sep 20, 2026
Continue readingAccording to British tabloid The Sun, comedian James Corden will be joining the Dept. Q series 2 cast in the role of “eccentric but brilliant forensic psychologist Dr Ben Smith”.
Interestingly, this casting choice has sparked some controversial discussion on Reddit. More in the article published by The Sun.
New article just published about shooting series 2. Well worth a read!
Looks like you can now purchase tickets to access the Dept. Q panel discussion via online streaming. Tickets are £6.75.
The Matthew Goode fanpage As Goode As Gold has received confirmation from Bloody Scotland that the online ticket gives you access to the live stream of the physical event at the festival on Sunday, 20th September at 3 pm. You can either watch it live on the 20th or a recording that will be available to watch until 30th September.
Please note that this recap has spoilers about a larger reveal at the end of the series and may contain other spoilers too. Proceed with caution if you haven’t seen series 1 yet.
Continue readingFair warning, this episode recap alludes to things that happen in later episodes and contains spoilers. Proceed with caution if you haven’t seen series 1 yet.
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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. The event is now sold out.
(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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