Tragedy has struck the set of popular Netflix series Dept. Q.
Left Bank Pictures, the British production company that produces the series, confirmed that an unnamed crew member died while on set Nov. 12.
“We are deeply shocked and saddened by the tragic death of a member of our Dept. Q crew,” a company spokesperson told E! News in a Nov. 13 statement. “Our thoughts are with their family, friends and colleagues at this incredibly difficult time, and we are offering support for those affected.”
No cause of death was shared.
Left Bank Pictures—behind other series like The Crown and Outlander—had recently wrapped season two at FirstStage Studios in Edinburgh when the incident occurred, according to local police.
“Around 3 p.m. on Thursday, 12 Nov., 2026, we were called to a report of a man seriously injured at an industrial premises in the Bath Road area of Edinburgh,” a Police Scotland spokesperson told local outlet The Edinburgh Reporter. “Emergency services attended, however, the man was pronounced dead a short time later.”