This is great news for Castle!

In its latest high-profile acquisition, TNT has secured the exclusive off-network cable rights to the hit series, Castle, from Disney-ABC Domestic Television.  Castle, which just completed its third highly rated season on ABC, is a crime drama starring Nathan Fillion (Firefly, Desperate Housewives) and Stana Katic (Quantum of Solace, TNT’s The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice). Castle (seasons 1 & 2) will begin airing on TNT in summer 2012. As part of TNT’s TV Everywhere rollout, Castle will also be available for online viewing through mobile phones, tablets, computers and other devices.

“With the addition of Castle, TNT continues to build a collection of hit shows that will perfectly complement our high-profile original series,” said Michael Wright, executive vice president, head of programming for TNT, TBS and Turner Classic Movies (TCM).

TNT’s deal for Castle follows on the heels of the network’s recent acquisition of Hawaii Five-0, which will join the TNT lineup in 2014. TNT has also landed the popular series The Mentalist, which recently enjoyed a strong opening in its Wednesday 7-9 p.m. timeslot.

Castle centers on the life of Richard Castle (Fillion) – a famous mystery novelist and divorced father raising his teenage daughter, while being kept grounded by his Broadway diva mother. He was creatively blocked until the NYPD questioned him in connection with a series of murders staged to imitate crime scenes from his books. Castle found inspiration in NYPD Detective Kate Beckett, a bright and aggressive homicide detective with a fascination for odd and offbeat cases stemming from the years-old unsolved murder of her own mother. Though they instantly clashed, sparks of another sort began to fly, leading both to danger and a hint of romance as Castle stepped in to help find the copycat killer. Once that initial case was solved, Castle and Beckett continued to investigate strange homicides in New York, combining Castle’s writer intuition and Beckett’s creative detective work.

Currently entering its fourth season, the series stars Nathan Fillion as Richard Castle, Stana Katic as Detective Kate Beckett, Tamala Jones as Medical Examiner Lanie Parish, Jon Huertas as NYPD Detective Javier Esposito, Seamus Dever as NYPD Detective Kevin Ryan and Molly Quinn as Alexis Castle, with Susan Sullivan as Martha Rodgers.

Castle is produced by ABC Studios. Andrew Marlowe is the show’s creator/executive producer, along with executive producers Rob Bowman, David Amann, Laurie Zaks and Armyan Bernstein.

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Episode 3×23 of Castle will be called “Pretty Dead” and will involve a murder at a beauty pageant.

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Warning: There are some spoilers included in the bottom half of this article. Read at your own risk.

Looks like there will be a lot going on in the upcoming Castle episode “To Love and Die in LA”. TV Guide has just revealed who will be playing Detectives Ryan and Esposito counterparts in the Heat Wave movie. Ryan Deal (left) and Justice Gamble (right) will play Detectives Raley and Ochoa in the fictional big screen. While we will not see Natalie Rhodes in this episode – a total shame, if you ask me – we will finally get to meet Detective Heat’s partners.I am curious about who is playing Rook, though, and why all this mystery surrounding him. This LA episode would be an excellent opportunity to meet him. Oh well, maybe that means that there is yet another LA trip to be made next season for the Heat Wave premiere.

In other casting news, D. B. Sweeney will also guest star on this already highly anticipated episode. He will play LA Detective Kyle Seeger, who works for the Robbery Department. Apparently, he is going to question Castle and Beckett because – guess what – those two are going rogue. Again.They just never learn, do they?

One last piece of info on the case they are working on: it was Beckett’s former partner that was murdered. Now add that to the fact that the vic was also her mentor; it’s looking more and more that this is Mike Royce, which would explain Beckett’s sudden urge to do a little investigating of her own.

For someone who is supposedly a by-the-book detective, Kate Beckett certainly likes to go rogue a lot, doesn’t she? I guess Castle really is rubbing off on her.

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The season 3 finale of Castle will air on Monday, May 16th, at 10:00 PM on ABC. The only information I have heard so far about this episode is that it will be called Knockout. Also, as previously mentioned by Andrew Marlowe, it is supposed to revist Beckett’s mom’s murder again, and possibly even close the case. I don’t know for sure about either of these things, but I will keep you all posted on any updates. I can’t believe this season is almost over. It’s been such a good one!

Dominic Purcell has reportedly signed up for a guest role in Castle.

TV Line says that the actor will appear in an episode of the show due to air in the spring.

In the installment, a murder case leads Castle (Nathan Fillion) and Beckett (Stana Katic) to Los Angeles. They meet Purcell’s character, a businessman who could be linked to the crime.

Purcell starred as Lincoln in Prison Break and has also worked on shows including John Doe and North Shore.

Castle airs on Mondays at 10/9c on ABC.

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CASTLE – “Slice of Death” – Castle & Beckett work the case of a man found dead inside a pizza oven, but it turns out not to be someone associated with the restaurant – it was a reporter. Was his story, “The Pizza Wars,” enough to get him killed, or was it something much deeper than that?, on “Castle,” MONDAY, APRIL 4 (10:01-11:00 p.m. ET) on the ABC Television Network.

Season 3, episode 22 of Castle will be titled “To Love and Die in L.A.”

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Today, March 9th, 2011, is the second anniversary of Castle. Two years ago, Rick Castle met Kate Beckett and started shadowing her on her murder investigations. It sure has been a rocky road for the two of them, but we’ve enjoyed every single minute of it. From the unique cases, to the tension between Castle and Beckett, to the supporting characters such as the humorous Ryan and Esposito, to Castle’s loving and supporting family, it has been a blast. Here’s to many more years to come, with great seasons filled with amazing episodes. Here’s to Castle and Beckett’s relationship and seeing it grow and eventually become more than friendship. Here’s to delving into characters even more, to see what they’re all about, and learning about their pasts. Here’s to more episodes which keep us sitting on the very edge of our seats. Here’s to the writers, the producers, the costume designers, the hair and make-up artists, the set designers, and everyone else part of the creative team for keeping us entertained with each episode. And last, but certainly not least, here’s to the cast: Stana Katic, Nathan Fillion, Jon Huertas, Seamus Dever, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Susan Sullivan, and Molly Quinn. Thank you to each and everyone of them for being so brilliantly talented, so much to make us love each and every character. Happy 2nd anniversary, Castle! We truly love you and can’t wait to see what is next!

According to Spoiler TV, episode 3×21 of Castle will be called “The Dead Pool.”

Jane Seymour will guest star on ABC’s Castle, according to a report on TVGuide.com.The actress will be joining other guest stars including All My Children‘s Cameron Mathison and Rebecca Budig, and television veteran Corbin Bernsen. The episode is set in the world of a fictional daytime soap opera.

Castle centers on a famous mystery novelist, Richard Castle, who is bored with his own success and teams up with the NYPD to help solve the crimes. The series stars Nathan Fillion, Stana Katic, Susan Sullivan, and Ruben Santiago-Hudson.

Seymour debuted on Broadway in the original production of Peter Shaffer’s Amadeus, playing Constanze Weber, wife of the title character, and is best known for her portrayal of the iconic title character on TV’s Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman. She is currently appearing in Ballroom with a Twist at El Portal Theatre in Los Angeles, partnered with Jonathon Roberts from Dancing With the Stars.

Bernsen is best known for his work on L.A. Law. He has starred on ABC’s daytime drama General Hospital and has a recurring role on CBS’ daytime drama The Young and the Restless, which stars his mother, Jeanne Cooper.

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