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Ocelot II

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8. Binge-watched it since it was released - loved it!

Sun Jun 1, 2025, 10:51 AM

Jun 1

Really good acting, interesting characters, twisty story. It tracked fairly closely with the book it was based on, The Keeper of Lost Causes, by the Danish author Jussi Adler-Olsen. The blurb for the book describes the series plot pretty well:

Carl Mørck used to be one of Copenhagen’s best homicide detectives. Then a hail of bullets destroyed the lives of two fellow cops, and Carl—who didn’t draw his weapon—blames himself. So a promotion is the last thing he expects. But Department Q is a department of one, and Carl’s got only a stack of Copenhagen’s coldest cases for company. His colleagues snicker, but Carl may have the last laugh, because one file keeps nagging at him: a liberal politician vanished five years earlier and is presumed dead.

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Except that the series is set in Edinburgh, Scotland, not Copenhagen. Turn on your closed caption because the Scottish accents are pretty thick, except for Carl's because he's English.

There is a whole series of books about Department Q, and they are very good if you like Scandinavian noir. Interestingly, mørk is Danish for "dark," which is a good adjective for the series and especially the books. Some some Danish TV versions of a few of the books came out 10 years ago or so, and they're also quite good (and dark).

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Anyone watching "Department Q"? [View all] bif Jun 1 OP

It's on my list. FalloutShelter Jun 1 #1

Just finished it. Loved it. OAITW r.2.0 Jun 1 #2

Binged 5 episodes last night Easterncedar Jun 1 #3

Saw the original Danish version. That was great. Scrivener7 Jun 1 #4

So far... GiqueCee Jun 1 #5

Added it to my list JustAnotherGen Jun 1 #6

Just put it on my list. Thanks! Polly Hennessey Jun 1 #7

Binge-watched it since it was released - loved it! Ocelot II Jun 1 #8

I really hope they are making a second series Easterncedar Jun 1 #9

We just finished that! Loved it. Lars39 Jun 2 #10

Just started it. Looks very interesting 👍 TommieMommy Jun 2 #11

We binged it last week. Definitely needed closed captioning! yellowdogintexas Jun 29 #12

It's really good! nuxvomica Jul 10 #13