A crew member working on the Netflix series Dept Q has died after being found seriously injured at FirstStage studios in the Leith area of Edinburgh. Emergency services were called to a report of the injured man at around 3pm on Thursday, November 13, and he was pronounced dead at the scene a short time later, police said. His name and age have not yet been released.
Left Bank Pictures, the film production company behind the series, said it was "deeply shocked and saddened" by the death. A spokesperson said the company's thoughts were with the man's family, friends and colleagues, and that it was offering support to those affected. A Police Scotland spokesman said the death is not being treated as suspicious, but inquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances.S1S2
The studio has been home to multiple series for Netflix and Amazon Prime, according to its website, as well as the Bafta-nominated film The Outrun, and has also been used for shows including Dept Q and The Rig. Dept Q, the Scottish crime procedural based on the books by Danish writer Jussi Adler-Olsen, climbed the Netflix charts after its debut in May 2025 and was met with critical acclaim.S1S2
Netflix has confirmed that production has started on a second season, which will be filmed and set in Edinburgh, with Matthew Goode returning as DCI Carl Morck. Mark Bonnar, Kate Dickie, Aaron McVeigh and Sanjeev Kohli are also set to return.S1
