Production is now underway in Edinburgh fora new Netflix crime series,Department Q, hailing from one of the streamer's favorite creative partners,Scott Frank. The show is an adaptation of the novels of the same name by Danish authorJussi Adler-Olsen and revolves around former top-rated detective Carl Morck as he tackles a cold case. As cameras begin rolling, Netflix also revealed the full call sheet of stars who will be appearing onscreen, withWatchmen starMatthew Goode headlining the bunch as Morck and reuniting with hisThe Lookout director Frank.

Described as "brilliant but impossible," Morck is forever changed by the inciting violent incident ofDepartment Q, which saw the detective's partner paralyzed and an officer killed. Wracked with guilt, he's given command of the titular department, a new cold case sector that is little more than a PR stunt to sideline him upon his return to work. He eventually starts to tap back into his detective instincts and turn the basement office space into awell-oiled machine full of misfit officers dedicated to cracking whatever seemingly impossible cases come across their desks. The new series will bring Goode back to television afterending his stint onA Discovery of Witches after three seasons and appearing inThe Offer in 2022.

Key among the outcasts joining him inDepartment Q isUnder the Banner of Heaven starChloe Pirrie as the prosecutor Merrit Lingard who is as ambitious as she is ruthless. Haunted by her troubled childhood and her brother's severe brain injury, she turned over a new leaf to fight tooth and nail for justice, quickly climbing the ranks until she was at the doorstep of her biggest case yet. However,she opts instead to change things up and crosses paths with Morck, altering the course of her career. Alongside them isAlexej Manvelov as the former Syrian officer Akram Salim, who flees to Europe and becomes Morck's oft-underestimated assistant,Kelly Macdonald as the therapist Dr. Rachel Irving, who forms a deeper connection with Morck throughout their sessions and conversations with each other, andLeah Byrne as Rose, a formerly promising police cadet forever marred by the stigma of her mental breakdown who turns to Morck for a second chance.

'Department Q' Creator Scott Frank Has a Sterling Track Record

Rounding out the cast ofDepartment Q areMark Bonnar, Shirley Henderson, Jamie Sives, andKate Dickie. Frank will serve as showrunner for the series and leads the writing team consisting ofChandni Lakhani,Stephen Greenhorn, andColette Kane. Netflix likely has the utmost trust in Frank to deliver yet again, as he previously helmed one of the streamer's colossal previous hits —The Queen's Gambit. Nominated for two Oscars,his fingerprints can also be found on plenty of acclaimed films, includingSteven Spielberg'sMinority Report,James Mangold'sLogan, andSteven Soderbergh'sOut of Sight. His most recent work came at AMC withtheMonsieur Spade series starringClive Owen.

Production is currently underway onDepartment Q, but there's no indication of when it could hit Netflix. Stay tuned here at Collider for more on the Edinburgh-based series as work gets underway.