'Dept. Q' Season 2 Gets Production Update With Cast And Crew Revealing Why The Show Connects at Bloody Scotland
The cast and crew of the Netflix crime series 'Dept. Q' provided updates on the show's second season during a panel at the Bloody Scotland festival. Production is currently in its 16th week, with a release expected in the second half of 2025.
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Scott Frank and the cast took a rare day off from filming the second season to appear at the Albert Halls in Stirling, and gave away more than they probably intended to.
Netflix's Edinburgh-set crime hit closed out Bloody Scotland on Sunday with a packed panel chaired by executive producer Rob Bullock, joined by writer-director Scott Frank and stars Matthew Goode (DCI Carl Morck), Kate Dickie (Chief Superintendent Moira Jacobson), Alexej Manvelov (Akram Salim) and Leah Byrne (DC Rose Dickson). What's on Netflix attended the virtual panel, and here's what we learned about the show's response and upcoming return.
Bullock opened by thanking the cast for turning up at all: "We are 15 weeks into a 20-week shoot. It's long and grueling hours and we are actually in the middle of night shoots as well."
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