For 2013's Kvinden i buret (English title: The Keeper of Lost Causes),[9] which was set in Denmark, Fares learned to speak Danish.[2] Keeper of Lost Causes is based on a novel by Jussi Adler-Olsen, the first of four features based on his Department Q novels.[10] Fares and Nikolaj Lie Kaas will appear in all four films.[10] Keeper of Lost Causes was Denmark's top film of 2013.[11] Fasandræberne (English title: The Absent One) is the second film in the series.[12] It also broke Danish film grosses, setting new records.[13] The third film in the series, A Conspiracy of Faith (Flaskepost fra P), premiered in Denmark in March 2016 and in the United States in June.[14]