The Queen's Gambit director's Nordic noir Department Q sets Scotland shoot

Production on Netflix's remake of Department Q, based on a series of crime novels by Danish author Jussi Adler-Olsen, is set to film in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.

The project entered active development in April this year, after Netflix announced the new series on Twitter:

"DEPARTMENT Q: Produced by Left Bank Pictures, this series centres around Carl, a former top-rated detective in Edinburgh assigned to a new cold case whilst wracked with guilt following an attack that left his partner paralysed and another policeman dead."

The series has been in development since 2014 when the US TV right to adapt the series was sold to Scott Frank (The Queen's Gambit), who is the lead creator of the show.

The script is penned by Chandni Lakhani, whose credits include The Dublin Murders and BBCs Scotland's Vigil. 

The eight-part series will be produced by Left Bank Pictures, the company behind The Crown, Outlander and the English-language remake of Wallander.

Since the project was announced in April, Netflix has not shared any information about cast members as the project is still in pre-production. And a production start date is to be announced.

In a statement, Frank said of his collaboration with author Adler-Olsen: "The fact that I have been a fan of Jussi’s novels for a dozen years now combined with my long-standing obsession with old school British procedurals like Cracker and Prime Suspect, made this one irresistible."

"There are ten novels in all, each one is a terrific mystery with great potential for a great season of television. And Carl Mørck is one of those classic detective antiheroes, funny and dark at the same time, that I can never get enough of. I think audiences will feel the same way."

The book series has already been adapted into a film series in Denmark.