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American police procedural comedy-drama television series (2009-2016)

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Castle is an English-language television series created by Andrew W. Marlowe. It aired on the ABC network from March 9, 2009, to May 16, 2016. The show ran for eight seasons and consists of 173 episodes. Classified as a Drama, Crime, and Mystery, the series has a status of Canceled or Ended.

The episodes have a duration of 43 minutes, with a runtime listed as 40 minutes. The series received a vote average of 7.972 and a rating of 8.2. It has 127,042 social media followers and is referenced by 1,257 other encyclopedia articles.

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TV series · TMDB

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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.

Aired
2009–2016
Seasons
8 · 173 episodes
Status
Canceled
Created by
Andrew W. Marlowe
Network
ABC
Genres
Drama, Crime

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TV series

Status
Ended
Network
ABC
Genres
Drama, Crime, Mystery
Runtime
40 min
TVMaze rating
8.2/10

Key facts

Genre
Mystery Police procedural Crime Comedy drama
Created by
Andrew W. Marlowe
Starring
Nathan Fillion Stana Katic Susan Sullivan Ruben Santiago-Hudson Molly C. Quinn Jon Huertas Tamala Jones Seamus Dever Penny Johnson Jerald Toks Olagundoye
Composers
Robert Duncan Kim Planert
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English
Number span no of episodes
173 ( list of episodes )
Executive producers
Andrew W. Marlowe Rob Bowman Armyan Bernstein Laurie Zaks Barry Schindel René Echevarria David Amann David Grae Rob Hanning Terri Edda Miller Terence Paul Winter Alexi Hawley
Production location
Los Angeles
Camera setup
Single-camera
Running time
43 minutes
Production companies
ABC Studios Beacon Pictures The Barry Schindel Company, (2009, season 1) Experimental Pictures, (2009–2013, seasons 2–5) Milmar Pictures, (2013–2015, seasons 6–7)
Network
ABC
Release
March 9, 2009 ( 2009-03-09 ) –, May 16, 2016 ( 2016-05-16 )

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Encyclopedic overview

Castle is an American crime mystery comedy-drama television series that aired on ABC for a total of eight seasons from March 9, 2009, to May 16, 2016. The series was produced by Beacon Pictures and ABC Studios.

Created by Andrew W. Marlowe, Castle primarily traces the lives of Richard Castle (Nathan Fillion), a best-selling mystery novelist, and Kate Beckett (Stana Katic), a homicide detective, as they solve various unusual crimes in New York City. Detective Beckett is initially infuriated at the thought of working with a writer and goes to great lengths to keep him out of her way. However, the two soon start developing feelings for each other. The overarching plot of the series focused on the romance between the two lead characters and their ongoing investigation of the murder of Beckett's mother.

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