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It’s now arising on two weeks since Dept. Q, the brand new British crime sequence created by the identical group behind The Queen’s Gambit and Godless, has debuted on our screens. However how nicely is the present performing, and can it get a second season? Right here’s our take a look at the numbers for the present and whether or not we predict it’s at present more likely to come again or quietly face the axe.
In case you missed it, Dept. Q (additionally known as Division Q, in response to Google Developments, the previous is the time period most individuals use) is the brand new Netflix UK sequence starring Matthew Goode. It’s based mostly on a preferred ebook sequence by Jussi Adler-Olsen that was beforehand tailored right into a profitable Danish movie franchise, however now given a definite British (Scottish) voice.
How nicely is Dept. Q: Acting on Netflix up to now?
On the subject of Netflix renewals, efficiency within the high 10s and its viewership, as indicated by the weekly high 10 drops from Netflix itself, is the largest key indicator of whether or not a present will get renewed or canceled.
Its launch was somewhat lukewarm in its first week, with simply 6 million CVEs in its first 4 days, putting it on the decrease finish of Netflix’s latest UK sequence debuts. We had been hopeful that sturdy evaluations and optimistic word-of-mouth would assist it achieve momentum within the coming weeks, and that seems to have occurred. In week 2, the sequence elevated by 49% in viewing hours, reaching 73.40 million, equal to eight.9 million views.
| Week in High 10 | Week Interval | Hours Seen | Views / CVE | Weekly Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Might twenty fifth, 2025 to June 1st, 2025 | 49,300,000 (New) | 6,000,000 | 3 |
| 2 | June 1st, 2025 to June eighth, 2025 | 73,400,000 (+49%) | 8,900,000 | 2 |
Let’s stack up its two-week efficiency towards different Netflix Originals from the UK, noting that a couple of like The Gents, Supacell, A Good Woman’s Information to Homicide, and Geek Woman all secured renewals, whereas Bodkin and KAOS didn’t.
Primarily based on that chart, we’re leaning 50/50 on its renewal as of week 2. Nonetheless, it’s displaying sturdy momentum (Child Reindeer equally began weakly), suggesting that if that momentum holds in weeks 3, 4, and maybe even past, a renewal might be on the playing cards.
Monitoring it towards The Gents and KAOS, you’ll be able to see the present is doing mildly higher than the latter, however finally nonetheless struggling towards The Gents’s prompt success.
The present can be performing across the globe, having featured in 72 nations in its first week within the high 10. Maybe extra importantly, the present is a blockbuster hit within the UK, garnering quite a few glowing evaluations along with having simply been toppled from the number one place within the each day high 10s by Ginny & Georgia season 3.
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What to anticipate from Division Q Season 2 if renewed
Warning: The following part accommodates spoilers. Proceed with warning!
As we mentioned after we lined the ending alongside our (fairly optimistic) overview, season 2 of Division Q is an absolute should. Whereas one of many chilly circumstances introduced all through the primary season was resolved, one other nonetheless lingers, and one which pertains to Morck himself.
Season 2 of Division Q seems set to depart the horrors of Merritt Lingard’s kidnapping behind and dive headfirst into murkier waters. With the Jennings household’s twisted revenge plot now absolutely unravelled, Merritt rescued, Lyle shot, and Elsa’s destiny sealed with a remaining ferry experience, the chilly case squad closes the file on its first large win. However one thriller stays huge open: the Leith Park taking pictures, the incident that kicked off all the investigation.
What begins as a bungled police test spirals into one thing much more calculated, a lure that leaves detectives injured and one officer lifeless (plus the informant). Carl believes it was by no means a random encounter, however a coordinated hit involving a gangster named Eugene Errington, a compromised witness, and a getaway driver with hyperlinks to each. With Moira now enlisting Hardy to dig into the case off the books, and Carl’s personal connection to it beginning to look suspicious, Season 2 is shaping as much as be much less about justice for the lifeless and extra about who within the dwelling world can nonetheless be trusted.
There’s loads of supply materials to be woven right into a second season alongside monitoring the principle chilly case. Among the books most definitely to be tailored might embody:
- The Absent One (Fasandræberne) – Follows an outdated double homicide tied to rich schoolboys turned highly effective males
- The Purity of Vengeance – Covers state-run abuse applications and institutional cruelty which inserts in with season 1s themes of care house exploitation and buried trauma
- The Marco Impact – A runaway boy uncovers monetary crimes and human trafficking
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That’s it from us for the second. We’ll maintain this up to date over time with the most recent developments and any new data we hear about Dept. Q, however now it’s over to you. Do you wish to see the Division Q return for a second season? Tell us within the feedback down under.
