Dept. Q — Will it be the next great TV mystery series?

Look at all Netflix’s new streaming series Dept. Q has going for it and see if you agree: This has all the makings of something great. It begins with Oscar-nominated writer-director Scott Frank in the director’s chair, writer of the best superhero movie ever (Logan) and the best TV series of 2020 (The Queen’s Gambit). It stars Matthew Goode, who has been brilliant in everything, perfect in The Offer, the best series of 2022. He plays a detective working cold cases in a construct with an X-Files vibe.

It also stars some Scotland treasures: Skeleton Crew and Brave’s Kelly Macdonald, Shetland and Guilt’s Mark Bonnar and Jamie Sives, Annika and The Day of the Jackal’s Kate Dickie, and Harry Potter franchise and Doctor Who’s Shirley Henderson. What more do you need to know?

Here is the trailer for Dept. Q: