Castle: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Castle follows Rick Castle who is one of the world's most successful crime authors. But when his rock star lifestyle isn't enough, this bad boy goes looking for new trouble and finds it working with smart, beautiful Detective Kate Beckett. Inspired by her professional record and intrigued by her buttoned-up personality, Castle's found the model for his bold new character whether she likes it or not. Now with the mayor's permission, Castle is helping solve crime with his own twist.

Series details

• Title: Castle
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Crime, Mystery
• Premiere date: 2009-03-09
• Final broadcast date listed: 2016-05-16
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 8.2/10
• TVMaze ID: 68

Cast and credited roles

• Nathan Fillion — Richard Castle
• Jon Huertas — Detective Javier Esposito
• Seamus Dever — Detective Kevin Ryan
• Stana Katic — Detective Kate Beckett
• Susan Sullivan — Martha Rodgers
• Molly Caitlyn Quinn — Alexis Castle
• Tamala Reneé Jones — Dr. Lanie Parish
• Penny Johnson Jerald — Captain Victoria Gates
• Ruben Santiago-Hudson — Captain Roy Montgomery
• Toks Olagundoye — Hayley Shipton
• Monét Mazur — Gina Cowell

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2009-03-09; final listed air date 2009-05-11; episode order: 10.
• Season 2: premiered 2009-09-21; final listed air date 2010-05-17; episode order: 24.
• Season 3: premiered 2010-09-20; final listed air date 2011-05-16; episode order: 24.
• Season 4: premiered 2011-09-19; final listed air date 2012-05-07; episode order: 23.
• Season 5: premiered 2012-09-24; final listed air date 2013-05-13; episode order: 24.
• Season 6: premiered 2013-09-23; final listed air date 2014-05-12; episode order: 23.
• Season 7: premiered 2014-09-29; final listed air date 2015-05-11; episode order: 23.
• Season 8: premiered 2015-09-21; final listed air date 2016-05-16; episode order: 22.

Source and licence

Adapted from Castle on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.