Netflix begins filming season 2 of Dept. Q in Edinburgh

Production has officially begun on the second season of the Netflix crime drama "Dept. Q," with filming underway in Edinburgh, Scotland. The series, which adapts the Department Q novels by Jussi Adler-Olsen, will see the return of its core cast led by Matthew Goode as DCI Carl Morck.

The new season will introduce several new cast members, including Aisling Franciosi, Greg Wise, Nicholas Rowe, Tony Curran, Hamish Clark, Alex Ferns, Ross Anderson, Rebecca Root, and Isla Johnston. They join returning stars Alexej Manvelov, Leah Byrne, Jamie Sives, Mark Bonnar, Kate Dickie, Aaron McVeigh, and Sanjeev Kohli.

The show follows Morck, a brilliant but difficult detective who leads a cold case unit from a police station basement. According to a synopsis, the series delivers a darkly humorous procedural that explores the mysteries of both the cases and the detectives themselves.

Executive producer Rob Bullock provided more detail on the upcoming plot, stating that this season, Carl and his team will tackle a terrible crime hidden in the highest echelons of Scottish society. He described it as a story for our times about rich and powerful people who believe they are above the law, adding...