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Positive:
14
Mixed:
8
Negative:
0
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Critic Reviews
Season 1 Review:
Carl, played by Matthew Goode, is not an easy man to like, let alone love. Yet the show built around him — Dept. Q, a new Netflix series adapted from the Danish noir novels by Jussi Adler-Olsen — turns out to be startlingly likable, and also sad, and funny, and scary, and thrilling.
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The TimesMay 29, 2025
Season 1 Review:
Dept. Q expands beyond typical crime fare in much the same way The Queen’s Gambit transcended its ostensible subjects: chess, midcentury fashion, female empowerment. The first season does lack the latter show’s depth. But what it accomplishes should be enough to make it very popular.
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Season 1 Review:
(It doesn’t hook you in like that stylish 2020 miniseries [The Queen’s Gambit], nor make you want to bask in its environment like that handsome, South-of-France-set neo-noir from last year [Monsieur Spade].) But it does have the bones for a longer run than those shows—and a crew with strong enough buddy-cop dynamics to warrant another case.
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Season 1 Review:
The story is pulpy in ways that are sometimes unexpectedly dull, but I appreciate that one ongoing theme concerns the idea that police work is often corrupt. .... That basement office where Dept. Q is headquartered may be dank, but it’s atmospheric and cozy in its own way. Ultimately, the combination of Carl, Akram, Rose and Hardy makes for a compelling crime-solving foursome.
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The IndependentMay 29, 2025
The Daily BeastMay 29, 2025
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