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.

Castle (2009-2016) is an American network crime drama created by Andrew W. Marlowe for ABC. Bestselling mystery novelist Richard Castle (Nathan Fillion) wins permission to shadow the New York Police Department after a killer begins copying his thrillers, and he attaches himself to homicide detective Kate Beckett (Stana Katic), a sharp and guarded investigator who wants nothing to do with his theories. Castle's engine is his restless boredom and his need for a story worth telling, while Beckett's drive is a personal wound she refuses to let go. Each episode gives the pair a fresh murder to unravel in a case-of-the-week structure, with the squad, including Javier Esposito (Jon Huertas) and Kevin Ryan (Seamus Dever), supplying procedural grit. Castle's mother Martha (Susan Sullivan) and daughter Alexis (Molly C. Quinn) bring warmth to his Manhattan home life. The series runs eight seasons and 173 episodes in a contemporary New York setting, blending brisk investigative plotting with banter, flirtation, and a steady romantic undercurrent. Its tone is witty, breezy, and comforting, with crimes that stay grounded rather than gruesome. Fans of Bones, Moonlighting and Veronica Mars will find a similar mix of partnership chemistry and wisecracking mystery solving.

Audiences broadly rate Castle as a positive, charming crime series driven by its lead chemistry, with quality holding steady through most of its run.

• Bones
• Moonlighting
• Veronica Mars

Created by

Andrew W. Marlowe

Release Date

2009-03-09

Episode runtime

44 min

Rating

8.1 / 10 (2163)

What is Castle about?

A bestselling mystery novelist shadows a New York homicide detective, trading crime-fiction theories for real murder cases.

What is Castle like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Castle as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as easy to follow.

Is Castle violent?

Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Castle as mild.

What did critics think of Castle?

Audiences broadly rate Castle as a positive, charming crime series driven by its lead chemistry, with quality holding steady through most of its run.

Which shows are like Castle?

Shows with a similar feel include Bones, Moonlighting, and Veronica Mars.

How long is Castle?

Castle: 8 seasons, 173 episodes.

Is Castle still running?

No, Castle was canceled.

Where can I watch Castle?

In United States, Castle streams on Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, The Roku Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Philo.