Season 1
🎬 9 Episodes 📅 2025 ⏱ 72 min
A brilliant but abrasive detective finds himself leading Dept. Q, a newly formed unit tasked with solving Edinburgh's most baffling cold cases. Assembling a team of unconventional investigators—each carrying their own secrets and demons—he pursues justice in the shadows of forgotten files. As they unravel decades-old mysteries, personal demons clash with procedural boundaries, forcing each member to confront what they've buried alongside the past.
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📊 Season Stats
9
Episodes
2025
Year
72
min / ep
10.8
Watch Hours
1/2
Season No.
⭐ 8.2
Best Episode
Ep. 8 · Episode 8
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🎬 Episodes 9 episodes
1
⭐ 7.8
Episode 1
DCI Carl Morck returns to work after a near-fatal incident and finds himself head of a new department. A prosecutor faces a tough day in court.
🎬 Scott Frank ✍️ Scott Frank
2
⭐ 7.9
Episode 2
As Carl and his new assistant start digging into their first cold case, he can't stop his personal demons encroaching on his professional life.
🎬 Scott Frank ✍️ Scott Frank
3
⭐ 8.1
Episode 3
Carl and Akram recreate the fateful ferry journey on their way to the Isle of Mhòr. A frustrated Rose makes her case for joining their Department.
🎬 Elisa Amoruso ✍️ Scott Frank
4
⭐ 7.8
Episode 4
Rose goes to the island to find out what Carl couldn't. Akram finds a note which sends the investigation in an entirely new direction.
🎬 Elisa Amoruso ✍️ Scott Frank
5
⭐ 8.0
Episode 5
The prosecutor's disappearance becomes connected with a death. A scuffle in a newspaper office sees Carl making headlines, and Moira sees a therapist.
🎬 Elisa Amoruso ✍️ Scott Frank
6
⭐ 8.1
Episode 6
The police detain a suspect for the Leith Park shooting. Carl returns to the scene of the crime, before losing his temper in public once again.
🎬 Scott Frank ✍️ Scott Frank
7
⭐ 8.1
Episode 7
Carl makes some dangerous allegations to some powerful men, while Rose takes a fresh angle to uncover more information about Sam Haig.
🎬 Scott Frank ✍️ Scott Frank
8
⭐ 8.2
Episode 8
The kidnappers give their victim a clue as they press her for an answer to their question. Dept. Q gets closer to unravelling its own riddle.
🎬 Scott Frank ✍️ Scott Frank
9
⭐ 8.2
Episode 9
A decades-old recording helps all the clues to fall into place. But as the pressure rises — in and out of the chamber — can Carl get there in time?
🎬 Scott Frank ✍️ Scott Frank