Castle (2009– )

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

Creator:

Andrew W. Marlowe

Stars:

Nathan Fillion, Stana Katic, Jon Huertas

Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmys. Another 9 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Nathan Fillion	...	Richard Castle (105 episodes, 2009-2013)
Stana Katic	...	Kate Beckett (105 episodes, 2009-2013)
Jon Huertas	...	Javier Esposito (105 episodes, 2009-2013)
Seamus Dever	...	Kevin Ryan (105 episodes, 2009-2013)
Susan Sullivan	...	Martha Rodgers (104 episodes, 2009-2013)
Tamala Jones	...	Lanie Parish (104 episodes, 2009-2013)
Ruben Santiago-Hudson	...	Captain Roy Montgomery (58 episodes, 2009-2011)
Penny Johnson	...	Captain Victoria Gates (47 episodes, 2011-2013)

Storyline

After a serial killer imitates the plots of his novels, successful mystery novelist Richard "Rick" Castle gets permission from the Mayor of New York City to tag along with an NYPD homicide investigation team for research purposes. A "guy's guy", he proves popular with the male team members, but immediately offends the sensibilities of the team leader, Detective Kate Beckett. Though she'll never admit it, he slowly wins her over with his innovative approach to crime solving. He brings to the table skills the others don't have: contacts in Manhattan high society, free-form creative thinking, and years of developing believable fictional characters that have inadvertently molded him into a natural criminal profiler. But life is not all crime fighting adventure for this wealthy playboy: his relationship with Beckett becomes even more strained when he unveils a new series of detective novels featuring a racy character based on her, and his home life is dominated by his mother (a fading ...

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Plot Keywords:

killer | novelist | new york city | homicide investigation | nypd | 

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Taglines:

They are partners, whether she likes it or not.

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Details

Official Sites:

ABC [United States] Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Castle na zabití

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Beacon Pictures, Experimental Pictures, ABC Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

43 min 43 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the Nikki Heat novels, Richard Castle writes about the shadowing of Detective Heat by a writer by the name of Jameson Rook. In chess, "castle" and "rook" are interchangeable names for the same piece. To begin with, Castle's name was a parody of the name of the real best-selling novelist 'Stephen King', whose surname is also a chess piece.

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Quotes

Richard Castle: I really am ruggedly handsome, aren't I?

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Connections

Referenced in Men at Work: Devil's Threesome (2012)

User Reviews

Excellent start!

I fully enjoyed the pilot episode of Castle. Nathan and Stana have great chemistry, with him providing a ton of comedy as the crime fiction author to her straight laced cop. Castle is an engaging hero with a surprising amount of support from the characters around him, especially with his daughter and his mother.

I find the premise has tons of promise as the series progresses, both with the types of plots that can come from Castle's novels and with his romantic interests. The idea that a series of murders can be copied into real life seems a bit trite, but the execution was far better than I expected. The fact that Castle can keep up with Detective Beckett as far as crime scene analysis and motives is smart, but also a great source of comedy. Beckett's apparent infatuation with Castle's book series not only suggest that she's a potential love interest, but hints at a lot of character subtlety that has yet to come.

If crime drama crosses with romantic comedy sounds at all for you, then you should definitely watch and support Castle.