EXCLUSIVE: Netflix fans were hooked as soon as Department Q landed on the streaming giant and viewers have been begging for ...

Chloe Pirrie plays Merritt Lingard, a hard-nosed solicitor with a shady past. Pirrie is most known for “The Queen’s Gambit,” “Shell,” “Emma,” “Burn Burn Burn” and “Industry.” ...

There’s a major break in the case in Episode 8, leading Morck and co. on a chase to save Merritt before it’s too late in the tense and thrilling Dept. Q finale. Let’s break it down.

Tom Bulpett spent months preparing for his role in the popular new Netflix thriller Department Q.

Dept. Q is based on the first book in the series of novels by Danish author Jussi Adler-Olsen. Goode plays Carl Morck, an irritable and cold detective living in Edinburgh, Scotland.

If you’re watching Dept. Q, the latest police drama on Netflix, then you’re probably trying to figure out solicitor Merritt Lingard ’s fate or wondering what season 2 will entail.

Dept. Q, Season 1, Streaming Now, Netflix More Headlines: ‘Dept. Q’s Chloe Pirrie Praises Merritt’s Resiliency in Captivity: ‘There Is Something That Is Freed Within Her’ ...

When the source novel, The Keeper of Lost Causes, was adapted into a Danish movie, it was 96 minutes long. Dept. Q runs more than seven hours over nine episodes.

With Dept. Q now out, “I’ve really started to understand how different a show I was in compared to everyone else,” admits Chloe Pirrie, who delivers an outstanding performance as Merritt ...

Cold case mystery 'Dept. Q' focuses more on the characters than crime By John Powers Published June 10, 2025 at 12:17 PM EDT Listen • 7:39 ...