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Castle

Castle

A whole new chapter in crime solving.

20098.08 Seasons173 EpisodesCanceled

Overview

After a serial killer imitates the plots of his novels, successful mystery novelist Richard "Rick" Castle receives permission from the Mayor of New York City to tag along with an NYPD homicide investigation team for research purposes.

Created by Alexi Hawley
Produced by Nathan Fillion, Stana Katic, Marc A. Kahn
NetworksABC

Top Cast

Nathan Fillion

Nathan Fillion

Richard Castle

Stana Katic

Stana Katic

Kate Beckett

Molly C. Quinn

Molly C. Quinn

Alexis Castle

Jon Huertas

Jon Huertas

Javier Esposito

Seamus Dever

Seamus Dever

Kevin Ryan

Susan Sullivan

Susan Sullivan

Martha Rodgers

Tamala Jones

Tamala Jones

Lanie Parish

Toks Olagundoye

Toks Olagundoye

Hayley Shipton

Themes & Keywords

new york citypolicewriternovelistcriminal investigationfemale detectivehomicide detectivecriminal consultantpolice procedural

About Castle

Castle is a drama, crime series that first aired in 2009 exploring themes of new york city, police, writer, novelist, criminal investigation, female detective. Created by Alexi Hawley, it stars Nathan Fillion, Stana Katic, Molly C. Quinn. After a serial killer imitates the plots of his novels, successful mystery novelist Richard "Rick" Castle receives permission from the Mayor of New York City to tag along with an NYPD homicide investigation team for research purposes.

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