Castle 

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.

Creator:

Andrew W. Marlowe

Stars:

Nathan Fillion, Stana Katic, Susan Sullivan

Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmys. Another 19 wins & 21 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Nathan Fillion	...	Richard Castle / ... 173 episodes, 2009-2016
Stana Katic	...	Kate Beckett / ... 173 episodes, 2009-2016
Susan Sullivan	...	Martha Rodgers / ... 173 episodes, 2009-2016
Jon Huertas	...	Javier Esposito / ... 173 episodes, 2009-2016
Seamus Dever	...	Kevin Ryan / ... 173 episodes, 2009-2016
Molly C. Quinn	...	Alexis Castle / ... 173 episodes, 2009-2016
Tamala Jones	...	Lanie Parish / ... 173 episodes, 2009-2016
Penny Johnson Jerald	...	Captain Victoria Gates 93 episodes, 2011-2015
Ruben Santiago-Hudson	...	Captain Roy Montgomery 61 episodes, 2009-2014

Storyline

Richard "Rick" Castle is a millionaire playboy who recently killed off his main character when a serial killer starts killing people like he does in his books. He teams up with New York police detective Kate Beckett to solve the case. He finds inspiration in Detective Beckett and starts shadowing her for his next book.

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Plot Keywords:

new york police department | female detective | new york city | crime scene | homicide investigation | 

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Taglines:

A whole new chapter in crime solving. (Season 1)

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

ABC [United States] Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Castle

Filming Locations:

Raleigh Studios - 5300 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Beacon Pictures,Experimental Pictures,ABC Studios

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Stereo Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Detective Kevin Ryan (Seamus Dever) could be seen carrying a copy of one of Castle's books at least once in every episode.

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Goofs

In many episodes detectives track somebody by using the entrance/exit information from their MetroCards. In NYC the card is only swept once at the entrance but not on the exit (except on Staten Island where card is swept at the exit only), so the person can travel almost the entire subway system with only the entrance recorded. Exit swipes are in use in Washington, DC and San Francisco's BART where zonal fares are in use.

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Quotes

[repeated season 2 episode open]
Richard Castle: [v.o] There are two kinds of folks who sit around thinking about how to kill people: psychopaths and mystery writers. I'm the kind that pays better. Who am I?
Richard Castle: I'm Rick Castle.
Richard Castle: Castle.
Richard Castle: Castle.
Richard Castle: I really am ruggedly handsome, aren't I?
Richard Castle: [v.o] Every writer needs inspiration, and I found mine.
Kate Beckett: Detective Kate Beckett.
Kate Beckett: Beckett.
Kate Beckett: Beckett.
[...]

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Connections

Referenced in Red Band Society: The Guilted Age (2015)

User Reviews

Good Dynamic between the characters

While the plots may be a bit contrived, the main effort is the dialog and tension between the two main characters, i.e. the Writer and the Detective. This is a reminder of Gable and Russel, or any number of 1930's great couples in the movies when the lack of color images was lacking but the colorful dialog was what made the movies worth watching. It's called Chemistry and these characters are definitely full of it.

Now this week with Beckett turning the tables on Castle we are beginning a turn in the energy dynamic. Can't wait to see where the writers go with this one