Netflix & Left Bank Launch ‘Dept. Q’ Training Programme
Netflix and Left Bank Pictures are launching a training programme for emerging Scottish talent on the hit series 'Dept. Q'. The initiative will offer 20 paid trainee roles across various on-set and production departments during the next season's filming. The programme is supported by Sony Pictures Television and Screen Scotland to foster local industry careers.
- ▪'Dept. Q' is one of Netflix’s biggest UK hits and is filmed in Scotland.
- ▪The training programme will provide 20 paid entry-level positions for local talent.
- ▪Netflix, Left Bank, Sony Pictures Television, and Screen Scotland are collaborating on the initiative.
- ▪The trainees will gain hands-on experience across multiple production departments.
- ▪The show stars Matthew Goode and Chloe Pirrie as detectives solving cold cases.
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'Dept. Q' Netflix Netflix and Left Bank are looking to blood the next generation of Scottish talent via a training programme on hit series Dept. Q. The show, which has been a huge hit for the streamer and is made out of Scotland, will next season have 20 paid trainee roles for local talent when cameras roll later this year. Left Bank owner Sony Pictures and Screen Scotland are also contributing to the programme, which is “designed to create meaningful, paid entry‑level opportunities across a wide range of on‑set and production roles,” its architects said. The trainees will work across a range of different departments on the show.
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