Dept. Q Crew Member Dies at Edinburgh Studio After Season 2 Wraps

A crew member on the Netflix series "Dept. Q" died on set in Edinburgh on Thursday after Season 2 filming had wrapped, the production company Left Bank Pictures confirmed.

Police were called to FirstStage Studios in Scotland on Thursday afternoon after the man was seriously injured. Emergency services responded. He died at the scene or shortly after; specific details about the incident have not been reported. The man has not been named.

Left Bank Pictures, the production company behind the series, issued a statement: "We are deeply shocked and saddened by the tragic death of a member of our 'Dept. Q' crew. Our thoughts are with their family, friends and colleagues at this incredibly difficult time, and we are offering support for those affected."

The company added that it is "deeply shocked and saddened by the tragic death."

What happened after the cameras stopped?

The death took place after filming had finished for Season 2. That timing matters. Because cameras had stopped rolling, the incident could have occurred during the dismantling of sets — the teardown phase that follows a wrap, when crews strike builds, rigging and equipment under schedule pressure.

No source has confirmed this. Neither Left Bank Pictures nor police have described what the man was doing when he was injured, what caused the injury, or which department he worked in. Those details remain open questions.

Scottish police confirmed the death is not being treated as suspicious. "However, inquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances," they said in a statement.

Representatives for Netflix did not immediately respond to Variety's request for comment. The streamer has not, so far, issued its own statement — a silence worth noting given the scale of the production.

What does this change for the production?

In the short term, little is clear. Season 2 had already wrapped, so no shooting schedule is disrupted. The open question is what the police inquiries find, and whether the circumstances of the death prompt scrutiny of safety practices during set teardown at FirstStage Studios — a phase of production that receives far less oversight than filming itself.

"Dept. Q" is one of Netflix's biggest international hits of the past few years. The crime series stars Matthew Goode as Carl Morck, an emotionally scarred detective who returns to police work months after a traumatizing injury. The first season aired on Netflix in May 2025 and was renewed for a second season a few months later.

The unnamed crew member's death is the latest in a string of on-set fatalities and serious injuries across the industry, and it lands at a moment when unions and insurers are pressing for tighter safety protocols on productions of this scale.

Police inquiries into the full circumstances of the death are ongoing.