Netflix announced that it has renewed Dept Q. for a second season. The crime thriller series from writer/director Scott Frank (The Queen's Gambit) is based on the novels by Jussi Adler-Olsen.

The official logline reads: "" Matthew Goode will return as DCI Carl Morck alongside Alexej Manvelov as Akram, Leah Byrne as Rose, and Jamie Sives as Hardy. The second season will be filmed and set in Edinburgh.

In a statement, Goode said, ""

Frank added, ""

Mona Qureshi and Manda Levin of Netflix said, ""

Our own Alex Maidy had a lot of fun with the first season of the series and definitely saw the potential for more seasons. "" he wrote. "" You can check out the rest of his review right here.