His new Netflix series Dept. Q continues that lineage, adapting a series of Danish crime novels about a scrappy but talented cold-case unit, relocating the action to Edinburgh, Scotland.

Netflix’s new detective-noir is a somewhat cosmopolitan beast. It’s written and directed by an American, Scott Frank, derived from a novel, Mercy, by the Danish crime writer Jussi Adler-Olsen, and set in Edinburgh (as well as other flavourful Scottish locations).

Right after its premiere on Netflix, ‘Dept Q.’ episodes suddenly disappeared, and viewers shared their frustrations all across social media.