Dept. Q Review (2025–present): Is It Worth Watching?

Is Dept. Q worth watching?

Yes — Dept. Q is worth watching, holding a 94% Critic Score and 88% Audience Score on Celluloid. Its 83% Celluloid Score averages five independent sources: critic percentage, audience percentage, Metascore (76), IMDb (8.0/10) and aggregated fan rating (78%).

Created by Scott Frank & Chandni Lakhani, Dept. Q ran 2 seasons, 9 episodes on Netflix in English, from United Kingdom. Dept. Q is still in production, so the story is not finished — new seasons may shift where it lands.

What is Dept. Q about?

A brash but brilliant cop becomes head of a new police department, where he leads an unlikely team of misfits in solving Edinburgh’s cold cases.

Critics consensus: Scott Frank relocates the Danish cold-case novels to Edinburgh and gives Matthew Goode a detective too damaged to be charming about it. The cast is led by Matthew Goode, Chloe Pirrie, Jamie Sives, Alexej Manvelov, Leah Byrne, among others.

How many seasons of Dept. Q are there, and where do I start?

Dept. Q has 2 seasons, 9 episodes, and there is no reason to start anywhere but the first episode. At 2 seasons, 9 episodes, it is a manageable binge rather than a multi-year project. The series page breaks the 83% Celluloid Score into its five sources so you can see exactly where critics and audiences disagree before committing.

Where can I watch Dept. Q?

Dept. Q is carried by Netflix, though rights are licensed by territory and change often. Check the Netflix hub for everything else on the same service, and the series page for the regions where Celluloid has confirmed availability.

What should I watch after Dept. Q?

If it lands, try Fleabag (92%), Inside No. 9 (89%), Peaky Blinders (89%) next — same shelf, comparable scores. You can also browse all drama series, everything from United Kingdom, or the year it premiered.