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I'm so glad I gave Dept Q a chance because I couldn't stop watching it. I binged through all 9 episodes in just a few days. Dept Q is about brilliant cop named Carl Morck (Matthew Goode) who nobody seems to like. He's given the job to head up a new department full of misfits solving Edinburg's cold cases. It's a very compelling and gritty crime thriller that will keep you entertained throughout the season. There are some parts that are a little drawn out and a few too many flashbacks but for the most part it's a great new series from Netflix. I hope they plan on doing multiple seasons because it's that good.

I haven't read the books, so I'm not here to police fidelity to source material. I'm judging Dept. Q on its own terms-and it absolutely holds its own. In fact, it's one of the more emotionally intelligent crime dramas I've seen in a while.

Carl Mørck and Akram Salim are the core of this show, and what makes it sing. Their relationship is neither flashy nor sentimental-it's tense, layered, and quietly magnetic. There's a clear echo of the classic Sherlock-Watson structure, but inverted and humanized. Mørck is a brilliant but emotionally broken detective-not a quirky genius, but a man hollowed out by trauma, leaning into detachment as a survival mechanism. Salim, like Watson, appears at first to be just the grounding presence-but there's more beneath the surface. He gives off a very specific "ex-military intelligence" vibe-composed, perceptive, precise. You can feel that he's been trained to watch, not just speak.

Even more compelling, though, is how closely their dynamic mirrors Disco Elysium's Du Bois and Kitsuragi. Mørck is the Du Bois figure: emotionally adrift, steeped in failure and regret, piecing himself together through the process of the investigation. Salim, like Kitsuragi, is measured, observant, and unfailingly competent-the quiet counterweight to Mørck's mess. Their relationship is not about dominance, but mutual orbit. Salim isn't just the "sidekick." He's the moral compass, the tether to reality, the one with dignity. And unlike many genre pairings, their mutual respect grows rather than being taken for granted.

As for the complaints floating around:

"It's too stylized." What does that even mean? The green-tinged grading gives the world a sickly, bureaucratic decay-it's a choice, and it serves the mood. This isn't meant to look "real." It's meant to feel wrong, like something's festering under the surface. Mission accomplished. (Also, what's that about criticizing a show because the color grading doesn't look real, is that a thing now?)

"The office is an old toilet." Yes. That's the point. Dept. Q is dumped-literally-into society's waste bin, abandoned and forgotten. It's metaphor, not bad set design.

"Characters are unlikable." Not everyone has to be likable. They need to be believable. These people have been scraped raw by loss and guilt. Their walls are up. Watch long enough, and you'll see the cracks-and the humanity.

In the end, Dept. Q isn't here to dazzle with twists or cater to nostalgia-it's here to sit with the mess. It's a show about grief, institutional neglect, and two men learning how to function while carrying unbearable weight. It's slow, yes-but deliberately so. The silences speak. The spaces between the action matter. If you're looking for a slick procedural with one-liners and gunfights, look elsewhere. But if you want something moody, character-rich, and quietly devastating, this series doesn't just deserve a watch-it deserves to be felt.

The best crime/drama series I have seen in a long time. The intriguing story line was written into a great screenplay and supported by an excellent cast and camera work. Well directed!

The characters were maybe a bit stereotypical in the beginning, but they slowly developed. This was best noticeable within the core police team, where both the characters and the team helped each other grow. They all brought something to the team, and they each also got something back in return.

The ending was powerful! The plot resolved without stupid Hollywood heroics or shootouts, and the last 5-10 minutes were beautifully done.

Can't wait for season 2! Bring it on!!

I'm not ashamed to say that I binge watched this in just 2 days.

I couldn't stop. It was brilliant and I throughly enjoyed it. It was dark, thrilling, excellent writing and well acted, a stellar cast.

I do hope that there is a second series and the final episode was so exciting. I really hope that there is a second series.

I adore a crime thriller & it was definitely one of best series I've watched on Netflix so far this year. Bravo & very well done to all. I look forward to hearing that it's been renewed.

I gave the series a 10 out of 10 and I would highly recommend it. You won't regret it.

I have to say that Dept Q. Was actually better than I expected. There are a hundred new police shows that come out every year and even though I really enjoy them, with so many to choose from, one would really have to stand out in order to get peoples attention to watch it. Dept Q did that by all the great reviews it's been getting and how it's been at the top of Netflix's most watched list since it came out. I admit I watch a lot of tv and only do reviews on shows I like, I'm not going to waste my time reviewing something I don't like, I'll just give it a bad rating and move on. Dept Q is good enough to leave a review in hopes others will see all the good reviews and give it a chance. Matthew Goode is great here. I haven't seen a lot of Goode's work but the things I've seen him in (The Crown, The Offer, The Imitation Game, Watchmen, The Kings Man, Allied) he's been good in. This role was made for him and probably the best of his career. I hope this show finds others like it did me because it's worth the time.

Well-acted, well-written, well-directed and surprisingly fresh for an overdone genre.

Scott Frank brought in complex characters, exceptional dialogue, and a grittiness we haven't seen in a while. It's the kind of TV that just keeps you on your edge that I genuinely missed. It is also not an easy mystery, it doesn't give you the answers right away, you have to work and parse things together. The last time I felt a really good show did that was broadchurch, and while this is somewhat reminiscent of that it has a different tone.

For a tv show that barely had any marketing, I hope it does well, and I can't wait for season 2.

I've watched maybe most of crime/detective series and this one is capturing you from the start till the end. Not many connects the spectator to the characters and the subject as this one. The variety of characters' personalities makes the series versatile clinging more to it. Thrilling and addictive being makes me hope to see many seasons to come with this quality. Well done guys! Thank you for making series like this and executing greatly. Having watched too many crime series, I guessed the killer a bit sooner than I'd preferred. My only criticism would be that next season can be a bit more surprising. Nevertheless it still gave me thrilling butterflies till the end.

I can't stop watching it and I'm hoping for a Season 2. It rivals "Broadchurch" as one of the best cop/mystery series I've seen in a long time on any channel.

It has an amazing cast all-around and their chemistry and timing are spot-on. Very witty, fast and sarcastic writing/dialogue, but unfortunately they rely on using the F-word way too much. Plot is solid with lots of sub-plots on most characters that are equally interesting. Not many action scenes but it didn't matter because the plot and acting were so good. I thoroughly enjoyed this show and watched it all in four days. Big hit for Netflix.

A gripping and intriguing series that had me hooked from the very first episode. The storyline is full of suspense and clever twists, keeping you guessing throughout. The cast is absolutely fantastic, with strong performances all around, but Matthew Goode is particularly excellent-he brings depth and charisma to his role and is a standout in every scene he's in. The chemistry among the cast members really adds to the overall impact of the show. Visually, it's stylish and well-directed, and the pacing keeps things tense and engaging. I really hope there's a second season-I'd watch it in a heartbeat!

As a dane who's read the original books, I have to say this is a way better adaptation than the Danish movies. The cast is a huge improvement. The Assad character (in this adaptation named Akram) is very close to the book version. One of the changes I really hated about the movies, was how the totally rewrote that character. Goode is also a much better fit than the Danish choice of actors. All in all I think this is the best adaption of one of the best crime books I've ever read. A bit sad they had to turn a Danish story into a British one to make it work. But if you're looking for an entertaining crime drama, this is definitely one of the best ones this year.

Really, really watchable. I'm quite familiar with the books, and it's tough to see an adaptation sometimes, but this one HITS it. Goode is so effective as an apparent a-hole who obviously has a load going on underneath. Everyone in this is spot on. Tense, funny, magnetic. I've also seen the original drama movies series from Denmark which has been well adapted into this british version and it did not let me down, in fact this one has Stronger characters, well built and witty I'm looking forward to the next coming seasons of Department Q. Prepare to get hooked. If you saw the movies or you read the original books or even you are not familiar with all, still very recommended.

Finally something of quality from Netflix! There is so much trash on this streaming service anymore.

This crime series had us coming back each night, we limited ourselves to 2 episodes a night until the last night when we finished the last 3 episodes. The relationships between the team members is at the core of the success of this drama. Carl and Akram work so well together. Akram is just the coolest guy! There is some deeply graphic violence at times. Bizarre psychological trauma that shows the worst in family dynamics. Absolutely insane characters. Lots of side stories to keep you guessing until the end. Can't wait to see if there's a Season 2!

It's quite solid. I can't say there is much that stood out to me, and made me say "wow", but I also did not notice anything that would irk me. Characters are not flat, felt realistic, grounded, actors portray them good. The story is compelling enough with all (or almost all) lines properly connecting and being quite logical. The mystery was kept nicely, I do not think there was anything that would suggest the final resolution in earlier episodes, and it was not contrived, it fit. I think I would give this 7/10, but only because there was no "wow" effect, that would glue me to the screen and made me eat all the pop-corn quickly, if I had any. Definitely would not mind a second serving of this team, though.

I was looking forward to watching Dept. Q, but after watching the full 9 episodes I found it disappointing. Nine episodes on one case, it didn't hold my interest and I found myself fast forwarding during parts. The problem as usual is the script. Did the writers get paid by the episode? If so it behooves them to write a lot of episodes. Two or three episodes per case would work and would have held my interest for 9 hours. Every week crime dramas get solved in a satisfying way in 90 minutes, in movies and on TV. I really didn't need to know about Morck's ex-partner and her son, the writers just ran amuck in every direction.

I like quirky Morck, but that's not enough to support a series. The rebel cop who does his own thing and fights with his bosses and co-workers, but solves cases is so cliched. It reminded me of the TV series "House, MD", with a similar cliched lead character. These characters only exist in the fantasy world of TV and movies. Morck has some good one liners that will make him popular with the fist bumping bros, they'll eat it up.

The first 4-5 episodes moved at glacial speed, we didn't get really into the case until the 5th episode onward. All the research should have been done at the beginning by Morck's team and we would have heard about Merritt's money. The police work wasn't done right and that's on the writers. I found it annoying that they constantly cut back and forth between Morck and Merritt both past and present. I fast forwarded through those parts.

I roared with laughter when Morck and Hardy were talking on a mobile phone, while Morck was in the hyperbaric chamber. Mobile service is spotty in rural Scotland anyway and when on a remote Scottish island while in a hyperbaric chamber, LOL. More of the fantasy of movies and TV.

I like the cast a lot, kudos to the casting director. Always a fan of Matthew Goode, Kelly Macdonald, Shirley Henderson, Jamie Sives, Mark Bonnar, Kate Dickie, Steven Miller... At least the ending wasn't a bum's rush like many series, we got some resolution at the end. If there's a season 2 and it's another single case for 9 episodes, I'll skip it.

I gave it 5 stars for the cast, the location and the ending, not the rubbish script.

Excellent mystery! I wasn't sure at first but was hooked by the end of the first episode.

Carl and the Dept. Q crew are all damaged in their own ways - physically, emotionally - but as they work through the case they slowly move towards healing, separately and together.

But not in a shmaltzy way - there is a lot of smartassery and snark. The characters' interactions are very often quite funny and the entire show has a rich vein of dark humour.

It is refreshing to see so many fully realized female characters who are neither stereotypically entirely nasty nor doormats.

I'm very interested in discovering more about Akram and what he really did in Syria.

I have never seen or read any of the source material so don't know how it compares but it is a great show with a twisty mystery and characters who develop and grow. A little human mess is interesting but full time 24/7 disaster in every episode gets boring after a couple of episodes, a pitfall this show avoids.

I usually don't review shows on here but I want to shout from the rooftops that everyone should watch this show. Matthew Goode is always amazing but he's particularly good here, and Alexej Manvelov was excellent as Akram! The two central cases were great to watch unfold, and the show was chock full of interesting character dynamics, so there was truly something for everybody. It was very tense and kept you on the edge of your seat the whole time, and I was invested immediately with the phenomenal first episode. Dept Q felt pretty perfect to me, and I can't stop thinking about it days later. Everybody should watch this! We need a season two!

Typically, when watching one of those crime-shows, there's flaws left and right. Be it with the story, the actors, stupid twists or production costs are showing.

This one? Some veryvery talented carpenters manufactured something, where they hit all the nails on their head and slammed them in perfectly.

The cast? Just brilliant, all of them, including the smallest side characters. I expect awards left and right for all of them.

The story? Intriguing, detailed, funny, gritty, revealing and the end - rewarding.

The twist(s)? Realistic, gritty, and not pulled out of thin air.

Overall: Just Perfect.

To all involved: Thank you veryvery much. I bow my hat (well, cap, as I don't wear hats, but I guess that's not the point right now).

I am HOOKED! The writing, the locations, the acting even the soundtrack- all of it was much more than I expected. Can't wait for season 2. I would love to see more Scottish cultural and demographic representations. It's a reflection of current Scottish life we've not seen in British cinema recently. I'm interested in learning more. The bond between the characters and the insightful inclusion of Syrian refugees was and exceptional inclusion of diversity that we need more of.

Well done.

Strong female lead characters! WELL DONE! It was intelligent, witty and candid about current realities we all face.

This is a dark piece of work. The lead nails the despondant, self hating yet brilliant detective. The rest of the cast have been cast brilliantly and the roles acted brilliantly. The story onfolds with just the right amount of flashbacks and character development. All, and I do mean all, is dirty, gritty and believable. This series is a credit to everyone involved in writing,acting and producing. I am left questioning how I approach my own life, my actions and misgivings. It was layered and thought provoking. I am.only on episode 6 so I imagine there is more goodness and darkness in store for me. I will attempt to add to this review in due course.

I just binged the whole thing, I was hooked from the start!

The story, characters, location and just the overall feeling of the show was so damn thoughtout.

I always think Goode is brilliant but his performance in this was something special.

It was such a beautiful & clever show!

This is one I'll watch over and over and never get tired... I'd say this show alone is enough to sign up for Netflix.

Really hoping for a second season!

They could go down loads of roads with all the different characters around the main ones. Everyone seemed like they had a interesting backstory.

Not much more to say really, just everyone please watch this masterpiece!

Dept. Q is one of those shows that gets a lot of praise but doesn't stand up to even basic scrutiny. It looks polished and the mood is dark and brooding, but once you peel back the surface, it's clear this is storytelling held together by clichés and cardboard cutouts.

The characters are thinly written-moody detectives with barely enough depth to fill a tagline-and the plot stumbles under the weight of its own logic gaps. Case in point: the hyperbaric chamber... in a condemned building... running for four years. It's a suspension of disbelief that crashes straight into absurdity.

The show is fine if you don't think too hard. But for anyone who values tight plotting and believable characters, this isn't the masterpiece it's being hyped up to be. It's watchable, but let's not pretend it's something it's not.

I'm not usually drawn to gritty, violent pieces, but I'll watch a clever, psychologically smart story in whatever form it comes in. I too binged the entire thing in a day.

The writers did a fantastic job with a complex, well thought of plot that keeps one on the edge of their seat, watching episode after episode to see how it unfolds. Characters are compelling, and the psychological effects of doing this line of work are not neglected. Very well done, I don't think I have a negative.

I'm guessing it's going to be renewed for another season, and I'll watch it when it comes out. I hope they maintain this level of quality.

The basic premise is great, and the location scenery too of course. No problems with the acting either, especially the lead character and his team. But the writing and direction seemed very variable, to say the least. The first six episodes kept me on the edge of my seat wanting to watch more, but episodes 7 and 8 seemed very mediocre in comparison, and episode 9 could easily have been at least half an hour shorter. I kept pausing it to check how far I still had to go.

As others have said, far too many flashbacks and drawing out the explanation in far too much unnecessary tedious detail. But overall good, and I'd certainly watch a Season 2.

This might have been better but for the usual Netflix time drag. But mostly I'd like, as a Scot, to complain about both the Scottish actors, who always, in everything, sound like they're reading their lines off cards, and the cringey Scottishisms shoehorned into the script. Particularly the weird stuff about England, which I really don't think you'd ever hear in real life. Especially in Edinburgh, of all places. Yeah this show annoyed me. The switch to using Edinburgh as the setting doesn't really work, I think. It seems very arbitrary and there is no actual sense of the city, so why bother? And why do the all the coppers look like art school students?

Is it perfect? No. Is it a masterpiece of television? No. Is it worth watching while doing other things and just enjoying a show? Yes. That's what this is, just a solid TV streamer that gives us all the stuff the usual formulaic network stuff can't. 9 episodes, one case. Solid premise and satisfying conclusion. Decent acting all around. It's like House + criminal minds but without the lead (Carl) being impossibly smart. Most times he's not even the smartest guy in the room and yet he gets the job done. The supporting cast is a collection of characters and unlike many Netflix shows I truly hope there is a season 2.