Dept. Q follows a recent trend of globally-successful British originals on Netflix

Netflix has made a decision about the future of the detective thriller Dept. Q.

The nine-part series, based on the book series of the same name by Danish author Jussi Adler-Olsen, premiered on the platform back in May, winning praise from critics and quickly garnering an enviable following, even spending six weeks in Netflix’s most-watched chart globally.

And it’s now been confirmed that production is set to resume in Edinburgh on a second season.

Netflix execs Mona Qureshi and Manda Levin said in a joint statement: “We are raring to return to Carl Morck and his band of glorious misfits at Dept. Q.

“Scott Frank brought us best-in-class storytelling........

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