How to Watch the Department Q Movies in Order

Want to watch the Department Q movies in order? The franchise spans 6 films released from 2013 to 2024. The simplest approach is release order, which is how the story was meant to unfold for audiences. Here is the complete Department Q watch order, with links to our full guides for each film.

1. The Keeper of Lost Causes (2013)

Denmark, 2013. Police officers Carl Mørck and Hafez el-Assad, sole members of Department Q, which is focused on closing cold cases, investigate the disappearance of politician Merete Lynggaard, vanish

2. The Absent One (2014)

Denmark, 2014. A former police officer asks Carl Mørck, head of Department Q, to find out who brutally killed his young twins in 1994. Although a local inhabitant confessed and was convicted of murder

3. A Conspiracy of Faith (2016)

Denmark, 2016. A blurred note is found in a bottle that has traveled across the ocean for a long time. After deciphering the cryptic note, Department Q follow a sinister trail that leads them to inves

4. The Purity of Vengeance (2018)

Copenhagen, 2018. A frightening discovery is made in an old apartment. The subsequent investigation of Department Q leads them to an infamous institution for girls that was suddenly closed in the earl

5. The Marco Effect (2021)

When a homeless Romani boy is arrested at the Danish border for possession of a missing public servant's passport, police inspector Carl Mørck and Department Q are tasked with finding the connection.

6. Boundless (2024)

In a moment of cowardice, Detective Carl Mørck sends Rose, his junior colleague in Department Q, to the remote Danish island of Bornholm to answer his old colleague Christian Habersaat's repeated requ

Watch order at a glance

1. The Keeper of Lost Causes (2013)
2. The Absent One (2014)
3. A Conspiracy of Faith (2016)
4. The Purity of Vengeance (2018)
5. The Marco Effect (2021)
6. Boundless (2024)

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