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Forbes
11-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Why Does Merritt From Netflix's Hit ‘Dept. Q' Look So Familiar?
Chloe Pirrie in "Dept Q." Dept. Q, a new hit Netflix cold case crime drama, stars Chloe Pirrie in the pivotal role of Merritt Lingard. What else has Pirrie starred in? Dept. Q debuted on Netflix on May 31 and in its first full week on the streamer's Global Top 10 TV Shows charts from June 2-8 had 8.9 million views, which equates to 73.4 million viewing hours for a No. 2 finish ahead of the hit comedy Sirens at No. 3 and behind the drama Ginny & Georgia Season 3 at No. 1. The logline for Dept. Q, which is set in Scotland, reads, 'A brash but brilliant cop becomes head of a new police department, where he leads an unlikely team of misfits in solving Edinburgh's cold cases.' Matthew Goode stars as Detective Chief Inspector Carl Morck, who is assigned the head of the new cold case department. Tasked with selecting one case to kick off the department's endeavors, Morck and his assistant, Akram Salim (Alexej Manvelov) reopen the missing persons case of an ambitious prosecutor, Merrit, who mysteriously vanished without a trace four years before. Born Aug. 25, 1987, in Edinburgh, Pirrie's screen career kicked off in 2010 with a guest role in an episode of the BBC series Doctors. In 2014, Pirrie landed a role as a regular on the BBC miniseries drama The Game, which was followed by a supporting roles in the Lifetime miniseries War & Peace, the BBC America series The Living and the Dead and the ITV series Brief Encounters. In addition to her supporting roles in Netflix's The Crown in 2017, BBC One miniseries The Victim and BBC series Temple — both in 2019 — and Prime Video's Carnival Row in 2019 and 2023, Pirrie has starred in such films as 2020's Emma and Kindred. In between Pirrie's already impressive list of credits, the actor has appeared in other projects that make her feel familiar to the audiences of Dept. Q. Chloe Pirrie in "The Waldo Moment" in "Black Mirror." One of Chloe Pirrie's earliest screen roles in the Black Mirror episode The Waldo Momeent in Season 2, Episode 3 of the Netflix sci-fi anthology series in 2013. Pirrie plays Gwendolyn Harris, a candidate for British Parliment who gets involved with Jamie Salter (Daniel Rigby), a disheartened comedian who does the voice and movements for animated bear named Waldo — who is also running for office. Chloe Pirrie and Annabeth Kelly in "The Queen's Gambit." Chloe Pirrie stars Alice Harmon, the mother of eventual chess prodigy Beth Harmon (Anya Taylor-Joy) in the hit Netflix series The Queen's Gambit. A math genius who is struggling with mental health issues, Alice Harmon only appears in flashback scenes in the The Queen's Gambit. Ray Liotta and Chloe Pirrie in "Hanna." Chloe Pirrie stars in the recurring role of Brianna Stapleton, an operative for the Pioneer Group in the third and final season of the Prime Video series Hanna. The sci-fi action series stars Esme Creed-Miles in the title role of a young girl whose DNA is enhanced as part of the UTRAX program, which creates children super soldiers. Stapleton works closely with Gordon Evans, aka The Chairman (Ray Liotta), of the Pioneer Group, which has close ties with UTRAX. Chloe Pirrie in "Under the Banner of Heaven." Chloe Pirrie plays Matilda Lafferty in Under the Banner of Heaven, 2022 FX true crime-inspired drama surrounding the murder of Brenda Lafferty (Daisy Edgar-Jones) and her young daughter in a Morman community in Utah. The series also stars Andrew Garfield as Detective Jeb Pyre, who investigates the murders. Matilda Lafferty is the sheltered and frightened wife of Dan Lafferty (Wyatt Russell), a fundamentalist Morman who along with his brother, Ron (Sam Worthington), are convicted of the murders. All nine episodes of Dept. Q, starring Matthew Goode, Chloe Pirrie, Kelly Macdonald, Alexej Manvelov, Leah Byrne, Jamie Sives and Katie Dickie are streaming on Netflix.
Forbes
08-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
The Latest Update About ‘Dept. Q' Season 2 On Netflix
Dept Q While the Netflix Top 10 list may be mostly dominated by the likes of Ginny and Georgia and Sirens, one new show is sliding under the radar, even if it never landed a #1 spot. That would be Dept. Q, the new British murder mystery series starring Matthew Goode as a traditionally reckless-but-brilliant cop tasked with solving cold cases. It may sound cliché, but it's quite good, and has racked up an 84% critic score and a very high 94% audience score. Now, fans want answers about a season 2. It's not time to worry…yet. No, the show is not a miniseries which would discourage a season 2 ruling this out, and despite that, no, it has not been renewed yet. But Dept. Q only was released at the very end of May, and it hasn't even been out two weeks yet. That's not particularly long for Netflix, and we often see renewals a month or more after release if we're not talking about blockbuster hits. There are some updates here, namely what the cast thinks of all this. Here's star Matthew Goode via Deadline: And here's actress Chloe Pirrie who plays Merritt Lingard to Cosmo: Deadline said they believe there is 'zero doubts' about a second season, and one point in the show's favor is that it's based on a series of books, and there are ten of them for a sprawling amount of source material. I'm not going to go full Deadline here and say there are 'zero" doubts that Dept. Q gets renewed for season 2, but I am leaning in an optimistic direction. Netflix loves crime series. There's lots of source material to pull from. It has been well-received by critics and viewers. It has a stellar cast but not a wildly expensive one, and the same is true for being a grounded crime series rather than some huge blockbuster. All the signs are there that this is going to work out, but fans should be patient as for most Netflix series, this kind of thing doesn't happen overnight. Follow me on Twitter, YouTube, Bluesky and Instagram. Pick up my sci-fi novels the Herokiller series and The Earthborn Trilogy.
Yahoo
07-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Who's Who in the Cast of 'Department Q'
Netflix's newest crime thriller Dept. Q, also stylized as Department Q, is based on Danish writer Jussi Adler-Olsen's books of the same name. While the plots loosely aligns, the characters' names have all been Anglicized from the Danish version. 'In a lot of ways, the star of our show is [creator] Scott [Frank], right? There's no question about that.' Matthew Goode tells T&C. 'So he took these books by Jussi Adler-Olsen but he transposed the setting from from Denmark to Edinburgh, which is a really nice fit when you consider the Gothic architecture, the feel of the city, and the beauty of it. But then he also made Carl English, which makes him this outsider, which is super smart. Yes, you lose a lot of stuff, but in adapting the novels, Scott and I were able to have long conversations about who Carl is and what we could do with him. That's part of why if you adapt a book nowadays, you do it for TV because movies really truncate things.' Here, who's who in Dept. Q (no spoilers, we promise):Goode stars as detective Carl Morck, who gets put in charge of the cold case department. You may recognize the actor from Downton Abbey, A Discovery of Witches, and The Crown, among many other projects. Read an interview with Matthew GoodeMerrit Lingard is a prosecutor who has been missing for four years. (Her disappearance is Department Q's first case.) She's portrayed by Scottish actress Chloe Pirrie, who previously appeared in The Game, War & Peace, Carnival Row, and The Queen's Gambit, among other TV shows and is a Syrian cop, who was forced to flee his home and ends up in Edinburgh. He starts working as Carl's assistant but ultimately becomes a key part of the investigation. Akram is played by Kurdish-Russian-Swedish actor Alexej Manvelov, who has previously appeared in Swedish projects as well as Chernobyl and Jack is a cop who has been assigned to a desk job after dealing with PTSD; she starts working again with Department Q. Rose is played by Leah Byrne, in somewhat of a breakout role for the Scottish actress. She previously appeared in Call the Midwife and Jacobson is Carl Morck's commanding officer and the head of the Edinburgh police department. She is portrayed by Scottish actress Kate Dickie, perhaps most recognizable for playing Lysa Arryn in Game of Thrones or her roles in Tinsel Town, Prometheus, and Star Wars: The Last Rachel Irving is a police therapist who was assigned to Carl after he was shot. She's played by Kelly Macdonald, who made her debut in Trainspotting back in 1996, and has since appeared in the films No Country for Old Men, Gosford Park, and Operation Mincemeat, among others. She's also been in TV shows such as Boardwalk Marsh is Merritt's brother William Lingard's caretaker. She's played by Shirley Henderson, a Scottish actress viewers may know as Jude in the Bridget Jones films, Moaning Myrtle in the Harry Potter films, or Gail in Trainspotting, among many other actor Jamie Sives plays James Hardy, Carl's partner who was shot and paralyzed. He's been in Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself, Game of Thrones (as Jory Cassel), Fronteir, Chernobyl, and Burns is Merritt's boss in the prosecutor's office. He's played by Scottish actor Mark Bonnar, best known for his work in British television series such as Guilt, Shetland, and brother, William, is non-verbal following a trauma. He's portrayed by Tom Bulpett, a neurodivergent actor who has previously appeared in For the Emperor and Guard Merritt disappears, Dr. Fiona Wallace takes over care of William. She's portrayed by actress Michelle Duncan, who has appeared in films including Atonement and Bohemian Rhapsody, and TV including Doctor Who, Luther, Hanna, and hard to write too much about Sam Haig without spoiling Dept Q., but just know he plays a big role in the plot. The mysterious man is played by Steven Miller, best known for his role in the medical drama case we see Merritt prosecuting in the first episode is that of Graham Finch, who is accused of murdering his wife. The wealthy businessman is played by actor Douglas Russell, who has appeared in The Batman, Lockerbie, and Peaky Blinders, among other projects. You Might Also Like 12 Weekend Getaway Spas For Every Type of Occasion 13 Beauty Tools to Up Your At-Home Facial Game
Yahoo
07-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
TVLine's Performers of the Week: Matthew Goode and Chloe Pirrie
THE PERFORMERS | Matthew Goode and Chloe Pirrie More from TVLine The Cleaning Lady, Alert: Missing Persons Unit Both Cancelled at Fox Is Doctor Who Reunion Inevitable? Did Cleaning Lady Kiss Leave You Cold? How Would SNL Have Handled Trump/ Musk Break-Up? More TV Qs! Emmys Twist: Dept. Q Enters Drama Series Race at 11th Hour, Potentially Upending 2025 Contest (Exclusive) THE SHOW | Netflix's Dept. Q THE EPISODE | 'Episode 9' (May 29, 2025) THE PERFORMANCES | Edinburgh Detective Carl Morck and cutthroat prosecutor Merritt Lingard are, for all intents and purposes, miserable human beings — a fact Dept. Q spends much of its gripping nine-episode run leaning into. It's a testament to the acting strength of Goode and Pirrie (i.e., their respective portrayers) that we still found ourselves rooting for the pair despite their aggressive unlikability. And while both actors delivered tremendous work throughout the Scottish thriller, it was their performances in the finale — which found Carl and Merritt at their most introspective and mellow — that packed the biggest punch. For Queen's Gambit alum Pirrie, two moments — both of which found the actress uttering nary a syllable — stand out. First there was her wordless reunion with younger brother William following her brutal four-year captivity, during which Pirrie — using just her eyes — infused Merritt's aura of emptiness and despair with hope and relief upon seeing her healthy, smiling sibling. Later, when the sight of the elaborate tracking board detectives used to find her literally took Merritt's breath away, Pirrie ensured that audiences felt the full weight of the discovery that, yes, the young solicitor's life mattered — if not to her than to Carl and his fellow scoobies. Goode, meanwhile, produced a series of similarly silent rapid-fire payoffs during the episode's closing moments as Carl's myriad demons fell by the wayside like dominos amid quietly heartfelt run-ins with his numerous frenemies/foils at home and at work. Watching Carl's fury and indignation vanish, even if temporarily, proved to be Goode's most satisfying magic trick. Scroll down to see who got Honorable Mention shout-outs this week… We were on the lookout for Millie Gibson's performance in the Doctor Who finale, and Russell T Davies was dead on. To start, Gibson was excellent when Ruby confronted ex-beau Conrad about the Wish World he'd created, one not full of whisky and guns but people who were safe, warm and had families. (How did that speak to Conrad's upbringing/never-mentioned dad?) Later, Gibson did very heavy lifting when one glitch of the Wish World's undoing left Ruby the only person to remember the Doctor and Belinda's impossible daughter. Gibson's pained face communicated all of the heartbreak that the disappeared child's parents should have, but couldn't, feel. 'The gods are full of tricks,' Ruby sniffed, referring to the tyke's absence and Conrad's new, benign fate. Gibson's work peaked as an emphatic Ruby finally convinced her Doctor 'there's another world,' and in it lives 'a little girl, and she's beautiful. Her name's Poppy.' —Matt Webb Mitovich Some actors simply have a gift when it comes time to shed tears — we previously ran a list of TV's best weepers, in fact — and Martha Millan certainly possesses that talent. During The Cleaning Lady's Season 4 finale (now a series finale), Millan put that skill on display in an emotional confrontation between Fiona and ADA Joel Herman, in which Fiona begged Joel to understand the sacrifices Thony had made for her family. 'She was willing to scrub toilets by my side to keep her son breathing,' Fiona recalled, Millan's face suddenly etched with pain. 'Would you move halfway across the world… to scrub toilets to save your daughter? Of course you would. But you're lucky. 'Cause you don't have to.' The tremor in Millan's voice, her quivering bottom lip, the way she repeatedly reined in Fiona's tears before they overtook her — it all made for a moving and memorable scene, even in a two-hour finale packed with standout moments. — Rebecca Luther His roommates might label him a 'friend slut,' but Adults' Anton simply sees himself as 'a delight' — and Owen Thiele was indeed delightful as Anton faced the consequences of being too fun to be around this week on FX's riotous new comedy. In Episode 3, the gang learned a stabber was loose in their neighborhood, and of course, Anton had the guy in his phone already, as we learned when he (in one of the year's funniest TV scenes) scrolled to reveal hundreds of texts from random people like 'Trevor Medieval Times Knight.' Thiele was flat-out hilarious as Anton shrugged off his ability to make friends with anyone instantly… and then proceeded to befriend the cops investigating the stabber. Thiele even got to mix in some terror and tears as Anton had to face his greatest fear: telling someone he doesn't want to be friends with them. Adults already has a great ensemble in its freshman season, but Thiele might just be our new bestie. — Dave Nemetz Which performance(s) knocked your socks off this week? Tell us in the comments! Best of TVLine Young Sheldon Easter Eggs: Every Nod to The Big Bang Theory (and Every Future Reveal) Across 7 Seasons Weirdest TV Crossovers: Always Sunny Meets Abbott, Family Guy vs. Simpsons, Nine-Nine Recruits New Girl and More ER Turns 30: See the Original County General Crew, Then and Now
Edinburgh Live
03-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Edinburgh Live
Edinburgh star Chloe Pirrie's life away from Dept.Q from romances to Hollywood ties
Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. More info Chloe Pirrie, the Scottish actress recognised for her roles in The Queen's Gambit and The Crown, is relishing working back in Edinburgh where she's been filming for the past six months for Netflix's new detective series, Dept. Q. Playing the character of solicitor Merritt Lingard and working along a stellar cast with Matthew Goode at the helm, she joins fellow Scots Jamie Sives, Mark Bonnar and Shirley Henderson. This homecoming project, led by Scott Frank who previously worked with Pirrie on The Queen's Gambit, has brought her not only to familiar grounds but also allowed for a reunion with Kelly Macdonald, with whom she starred in The Victim. Reflecting on being back in her hometown, Pirrie shared how meaningful it was saying: "I've got family there that I hadn't seen for a while so it was great to be able to spend time with them. A family member came to set - I've never had that before. That kind of stuff is really special." (Image: PA) Her journey into acting took off from her school days at Mary Erskine School, where after playing Anja in 'The Cherry Orchard', she began considering acting as a serious career path, reports the Express. Her acting journey began with a role in the Royal National Theatre's 2010 production of Men Should Weep, followed by appearances in the short film Solstice and the television soap Doctors. Her breakthrough came in 2012 with the Scottish film Shell, which earned her the Most Promising Newcomer award at the 2013 British Independent Film Awards. In 2013, she also appeared in an episode of Black Mirror titled The Waldo Moment, playing a politician. Her career took a significant turn in 2014 when she appeared in the BBC spy thriller 'The Game' as an MI5 secretary, acting alongside Brian Cox. (Image: Andy Buchanan/BAFTA/Shutterstock) The following year saw her take on roles in the television film 'An Inspector Calls' with David Thewliss, the Sky Atlantic crime series 'The Last Panthers' with Samantha Morton and John Hurt, the Oscar-nominated comedy-drama 'Youth', and the black comedy film 'Burn, Burn, Burn'. She also featured in the BBC's lavish adaptation of 'War and Peace' in 2016. In the same year, she graced the small screen in The Living and the Dead, Brief Encounters, and the television film To Walk Invisible, where she took on the role of Emily Brontë. Following her portrayal of Brontë, Pirrie then appeared as Eileen Parker in The Crown. When it comes to Chloe's love life the actress prefers to keep it away from the lime light as not much is known about her dating history. It's unknown if the star is currently in a relationship or if she has any children. All nine instalments of Dept. Q are now ready for streaming on Netflix
