Watch Order
0 / 5 watchedFive cold cases in release order.
About Department Q
Department Q follows Copenhagen detectives Carl Morck and Assad, played by Nikolaj Lie Kaas and Fares Fares, reopening cold cases from a basement office. The Keeper of Lost Causes from 2013 tackles Merete Lynggaard's ferry disappearance. The Absent One from 2014 revisits a boarding school murder.
A Conspiracy of Faith from 2016 tracks missing religious children, while The Purity of Vengeance from 2018 handles a 1980s forced sterilization ring. The Marco Effect from 2021 closes the film run with a teenage pickpocket witness. Netflix launched a separate Dept Q series in 2025 with new actors in Edinburgh.
Good to know
Watch the five films in release order since Carl's guilt over a shooting and Assad's past unfold across cases. The Marco Effect recast the leads, but the plot still follows the same office. Jussi Adler Olsen's novels run longer than the films, so readers will spot cuts. Treat the 2025 Netflix Dept Q as a reboot in Scotland, not chapter six of this film run.
