21-07-2025
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- Scottish Sun
Crime thriller crowned Netflix's most watched Scottish show with 25 MILLION views
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CRIME thriller Dept. Q has been crowned Netflix's most-watched Scottish title this year.
The Edinburgh-set detective drama clocked up 25.4 million views on the streaming platform during the first half of 2025.
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Dept. Q beat Baby Reindeer
The series features Matthew Goode as Detective Chief Inspector Carl Morck, an emotionally scarred detective who becomes the head of cold case unit, and was only released on May 29.
Netflix has released viewing figures for its entire catalogue in its What We Watched report.
Dept. Q held off competition from comedian Richard Gadd's drama Baby Reindeer, some of which was filmed in Edinburgh, to be the top Scottish-based show or film between January and June.
Baby Reindeer, which depicts the story of a stalker who harassed Gadd over a number of years, clocked up 4.2 million views over the six-month period.
Meanwhile, time travel historical drama Outlander also proved popular on Netflix. The seventh series had 2.8 million views while the first series had 2.6 million.
The viewers have all come from overseas because Outlander, which stars Sam Heughan and Caitriona Balfe, is not available to watch on Netflix in the UK.
Hit Scottish comedy Still Game was also a big hit for the streaming platform. The second series of the sitcom, starring Ford Kiernan and Greg Hemphill as pensioners Jack and Victor, had the most views at 600,000.
The most popular Scottish-based film on Netflix was Outlaw King, which stars Chris Pine as Robert the Bruce. The 2018 movie, which tells the story of how Bruce led 500 men to defeat the larger and better equipped English army, was viewed 2.9 million times.
Other Scottish titles on the list included the Trainspotting sequel T2 and a Kevin Bridges stand-up special which were both watched 100,000 times.
The Stephen Graham drama Adolescence was the most-watched Netflix title overall with 145 million views.
Netflix viewers brand new crime thriller 'the best since Baby Reindeer' as it achieves a 100% Rotten Tomatoes score
In a statement, Netflix said: "Watchtime - or engagement - is our best indicator of member happiness. When people watch more, they stick around longer and recommend Netflix to others.
"This report, which captures viewing in the first half of 2025, shows that people watched a lot of Netflix - over 95 billion hours - spanning a wide range of genres and languages.
"It's why we continue to invest in a variety of quality titles for various moods and tastes and work hard to make them great."
