Crew Member on Netflix Series 'Dept. Q' Dies After Serious Injury at Edinburgh Studio; Police Say Death Is Not Suspicious
A crew member on Netflix's crime series Dept. Q died on November 12 after being seriously injured at the show's studio in Edinburgh, Scotland, Deadline reported. Police Scotland said officers were called at about 3 p.m. on Thursday, November 12, to a report of a man seriously injured at an industrial premises in the Bath Road area of Edinburgh; emergency services attended, but the man was pronounced dead a short time later.
"The death is not being treated as suspicious, however, inquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances," Police Scotland said in a statement. The man's name and age have not been released, and how he was injured has not been disclosed. The Health and Safety Executive said it is aware of the incident and is liaising with the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service and Police Scotland.
Left Bank Pictures, the production company behind the series, told Entertainment Weekly: "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." Filming on the show's second season had just wrapped at FirstStage Studios, where the incident occurred.
Dept. Q stars Matthew Goode and is adapted from the novel series by Danish author Jussi Adler-Olsen; its first season premiered on Netflix in 2025. FirstStage Studios, in Edinburgh's Leith district, is one of Scotland's main film and television production bases.
(Source: Police Scotland)
Source: Police Scotland
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Photo: 图：苏格兰爱丁堡 Leith 区海滨（资料图），事发片场 FirstStage Studios 位于该区 Bath Road。照片：Anne Burgess 摄，CC BY-SA 2.0，经 Geograph／Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: The waterfront at Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland (file photo); FirstStage Studios, where the incident occurred, is on Bath Road in the district. Photo by Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Geograph/Wikimedia Commons.
