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Netflix Dept. Q Season 2 Filming Wraps
Netflix's Dept. Q Season 2 filming officially wraps after October 24, 2026.
In brief
Netflix's Dept. Q Season 2 filming officially wraps after October 24, 2026. Netflix's Dept. Q Season 2 filming wraps on October 24, 2026, with Season 2 adapting Jussi Adler-Olsen's Disgrace novel. Originally reported by Collider.
Filming wraps for Dept. Q Season 2
Netflix's Dept. Q Season 2 filming officially wrapped on October 24, 2026.
Season 1 success
Dept. Q Season 1 racked up over 27 million views and spent six weeks in Netflix's global top ten.
Season 2 adaptation
Season 2 adapts Jussi Adler-Olsen's Disgrace novel, focusing on Scottish elite and legal loopholes.
DCI Morck's investigation
DCI Carl Morck investigates a 20-year-old cold case involving a brother and sister murdered at a boarding school.
Boarding school confession
The killer confessed to the crime but the case file was not on Morck's desk, raising questions about who placed it there.
Scott Frank and Chandni Lakhani
Season 2 directors Scott Frank and Chandni Lakhani will expand beyond Edinburgh's streets to explore the Scottish elite.
Jussi Adler-Olsen's novels
Dept. Q is based on Jussi Adler-Olsen's long-running series of novels, including Mercy and Disgrace.
Season 1 production timeline
Season 1 production ended with a schedule faster than initially anticipated after breaking out as a massive success.
Season 2 plot focus
Season 2 focuses on 'rich and powerful people who believe they are above the law' according to Scott Frank.
Season 2 release date
Dept. Q Season 2 is scheduled for release on May 29, 2025, following its filming completion in October 2026.
Matthew Goode as DCI Morck
Matthew Goode portrays DCI Carl Morck, the troubled detective chief inspector in Dept. Q.
Netflix's crime thriller strategy
Netflix has introduced crime thrillers like Jo Nesbø's Harry Hole and His & Hers in 2026 for global success.
Season 2 production scale
Season 2 will be larger in scope than Season 1, moving beyond Edinburgh's streets to the Scottish elite.
Season 2 plot mystery
The investigation begins with a closed case of a brother and sister murdered 20 years ago at a boarding school.
Season 2 release timeline
Dept. Q Season 2 is set to release on May 29, 2025, after filming wrapped on October 24, 2026.
The short version
Netflix's Dept. Q Season 2 filming wraps on October 24, 2026, with Season 2 adapting Jussi Adler-Olsen's Disgrace novel.
