Dept. Q (Netflix)

[BluBonnet]

New series from the creator of The Queen’s Gambit


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[BluBonnet]

[Fiffy]

Hm, a crime story? At first glance it sounds less compelling than Queen's Gambit, which was so great in good part because of its unusual setting.

[BluBonnet]

Originally Posted by Fiffy

Hm, a crime story? At first glance it sounds less compelling than Queen's Gambit, which was so great in good part because of its unusual setting.

I’ll wait for the trailer

[EvaDK]

With that name, it must be based on Jussi Adler Olsen's very succesful 'Afdeling Q' novel series, which has been adapted for six Danish feature films so far.

I guess Olsen must have sold the series rights to Netflix, but I don't know what novels they are allowed to adapt...

For those not knowing, Dept. Q is the 'career graveyard' where a burned out cop and his assistant are tasked with solving (or dismissing) unsolved cases.

[BluBonnet]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72hK6FUmm8o

[side__on]

That's just a remake of the first Dept Q film The Keeper of Lost Causes from 2013.

[BluBonnet]

A 9-part series probably covers a lot more ground than a 2-hour film, also the setting has been changed to Scotland

[EvaDK]

Originally Posted by side__on

That's just a remake of the first Dept Q film The Keeper of Lost Causes from 2013.

Looks like it. With a lot of stuff added.

The original Danish title of the novel/film 'Kvinden i Buret' translates to 'The Woman in the Cage'.

[side__on]

Originally Posted by EvaDK

Looks like it. With a lot of stuff added.

The original Danish title of the novel/film 'Kvinden i Buret' translates to 'The Woman in the Cage'.

Are the first 4 films on blu ray with English subtitles?

[EvaDK]

Originally Posted by side__on

Are the first 4 films on blu ray with English subtitles?

According to this site, the Danish releases of the first four have English subs.

I can't verify with my discs atm, because most of my blu-ray collection is currently boxed up and at my mum's place, because of renovations in my flat.

[idlebrain]

This release has English subtitles. First 3 or 4 movies used to be on Netflix, not sure if they still are. Movies are hilghly recommended and discs are excellent as well.

[d2cheer]

Originally Posted by side__on

That's just a remake of the first Dept Q film The Keeper of Lost Causes from 2013.

That is why it looked familiar...naw I already saw the movie and it was just Ok.

[BluBonnet]

Metacritic

[JoeKryten]

Originally Posted by d2cheer

That is why it looked familiar...naw I already saw the movie and it was just Ok.

The movie is only 90 minutes long and basically a Cliff Notes version of the rather dense book. The Netflix show may over correct by extending it to 9 hour long episodes though. The whole cast is terrific in the Netflix show while the only stand out in the films for me is Fares Fares as the immigrant cop from Syria.

Apparently there's some conflict behind the scenes in the Danish film series. The first four were produced by the same company with the same cast. Apparently the books author (Jussi Adler-Olsen) was not happy with them and pulled a Kirkman/Walking Dead (or Mignola/Hellboy) and had a stronger say with the last two films which featured an entirely new cast. But the popularity of the films suffered...

[EvaDK]

Originally Posted by JoeKryten

Apparently there's some conflict behind the scenes in the Danish film series. The first four were produced by the same company with the same cast. Apparently the books author (Jussi Adler-Olsen) was not happy with them and pulled a Kirkman/Walking Dead (or Mignola/Hellboy) and had a stronger say with the last two films which featured an entirely new cast. But the popularity of the films suffered...

Adler-Olsen especially disliked how protagonist Carl Mørck was portrayed in the first 4 films made by Zentropa (Lars Von Trier's production company).

Zentropa had only contractually optioned the first four novels, so Adler-Olsen was free to choose another production company for the other novels and that's how film 5 & 6 are produced by Nordisk Film and feature a completely new cast and creative team - with Adler-Olsen wielding more creative control over the films.

And yes, the Netflix series is great. Can't wait to see what they do with Fasandræberne/The Absent One, my personal favorite of the six films.

[Fiffy]

I don't know anything about the novels or previous adaptations, but this looks a little like Slow Horses? Could be better than I had expected from the first announcement.

[Gacivory]

I liked the previous movies (haven’t seen the most recent one) but will also check this out! I like the cast!

[side__on]

Thank You both, will buy that boxset now, cheers.

[hagios]

I have the these 4 Dept. Q series on blu-ray does anyone know where I can order the rest of the series that is available on blu-ray with English sub-titles?