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That’s a wrap on Dept. Q Series 2!

According to What’s on Netflix, filming for series 2 has wrapped on 24 Oct 2026, so now the production team is moving into the next phase of post-production on series 2 which follows the second Jussi Adler-Olsen book titled Disgrace.

Netflix hasn’t announced a release date for series 2 yet, but it won’t be before next year. Based on previous feedback from the editing team regarding the duration of the post-production process, the best estimate we have is some time in the second half of 2027.

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Dept. Q – James Corden Joins Series 2 Cast

According 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. A subsequent article on What’s On Netflix says that Netflix has confirmed Corden’s appearance in series 2.

Dept. Q Panel at the Bloody Scotland Festival: Tickets now available for streaming access

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.

Dept. Q live panel discussion at the Bloody Scotland Festival on Sep 20th in Stirling

It 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.)

Beware the Dept. Q Season 2 AI Slop

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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