Richard Castle News

In the upcoming of ABC's 'Castle' entitled 'Demons', Castle & Beckett confront the possibility of paranormal foul play when a world renown ghost hunter is mysteriously murdered while investigating a haunting at a legendary New York mansion, on 'Castle,' MONDAY, OCTOBER 24 (10:01-11:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.

In the upcoming of ABC's 'Castle' entitled 'Demons', Castle & Beckett confront the possibility of paranormal foul play when a world renown ghost hunter is mysteriously murdered while investigating a haunting at a legendary New York mansion, on 'Castle,' MONDAY, OCTOBER 24 (10:01-11:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.

More proof that Los Angeles is becoming a magnet for new musicals: after 15 years in Chicago, Stages Musical Theatre Festival has moved to Los Angeles.

Actress Penny Johnson Jerald (Sherry Palmer on '24') has joined the hit series 'Castle' as a series regular for Season 4. She'll make her debut in the season premiere, airing MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on ABC.

More proof that Los Angeles is becoming a magnet for new musicals: after 15 years in Chicago, Stages Musical Theatre Festival has moved to Los Angeles.

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).

Marvel Entertainment and ABC Studios are proud to announce Castle: Richard Castle's: Deadly Storm, an all-new hardcover graphic novel inspired by the popular 'Castle' television series. This 112-page hardcover hits comic shops and bookstores everywhere in September 2011. Fans can get a first look at the upcoming graphic novel when Richard Castle (Nathan Fillion) reveals the cover on 'Knockout,' the Season Finale of 'Castle,' airing MONDAY, MAY 16 (10:01-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

More proof that Los Angeles is becoming a magnet for new musicals: after 15 years in Chicago, Stages Musical Theatre Festival has moved to Los Angeles.

London: the birthplace of so many great musicals, and the host of the 2012 Olympics. Now, put those two ideas together, and you get a new musical revue about the Olympics. It's called In the Mind of Olympians, and it's being co-written by writers in London as well as Los Angeles, through Mercury Musical Developments in London and the Academy for New Musical Theatre in Los Angeles.

'Lucky Stiff' - The brutal murder of a lottery winner has Castle and Beckett up to their eyeballs in suspects, envious and angered by the victim's sudden move from the poorhouse to the penthouse. As the precinct buzzes with fantasies of what our cops would do if they won the lottery, Martha struggles with the reality of such a decision when she suddenly inherits money she feels she doesn't deserve, on 'Castle,' MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7 (10:01-11:00 p.m. ET) on the ABC Television Network.

Corbin Bernsen ('The Young and the Restless,' 'Psyche'), Rebecca Budig ('All My Children'), Cameron Mathison ('All My Children') and Jane Seymour ('Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman') will guest star on 'Castle' for a soap opera-themed storyline to air in March (date TBA). 'Castle' airs Mondays (10:001-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

'Close Encounters of the Murderous Kind' -- After a prominent astrophysicist's body is found in her car -- the victim of explosive decompression - Castle jokingly theorizes that perhaps she was killed in the vacuum of outer space. Yet as they delve deeper into the victim's life, they're confronted with evidence that keeps pointing them back to the impossible -- alien abduction. Lance Henrickson ('Millennium') stars as Benny Stryker, a well known alien abduction expert, and Lyle Lovett ('The Player') plays a mysterious government agent intent on shutting down the investigation, on 'Castle,' MONDAY, JANUARY 31 (10:01-11:00 p.m. ET) on the ABC Television Network. (Rebroadcast. OAD 11/15/10)

'Lucky Stiff' - The brutal murder of a lottery winner has Castle and Beckett up to their eyeballs in suspects, envious and angered by the victim's sudden move from the poorhouse to the penthouse. As the precinct buzzes with fantasies of what our cops would do if they won the lottery, Martha struggles with the reality of such a decision when she suddenly inherits money she feels she doesn't deserve, on 'Castle,' MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7 (10:01-11:00 p.m. ET) on the ABC Television Network.

London: the birthplace of so many great musicals, and the host of the 2012 Olympics. Now, put those two ideas together, and you get a new musical revue about the Olympics. It's called In the Mind of Olympians, and it's being co-written by writers in London as well as Los Angeles, through Mercury Musical Developments in London and the Academy for New Musical Theatre in Los Angeles.

'Close Encounters of the Murderous Kind' -- After a prominent astrophysicist's body is found in her car -- the victim of explosive decompression - Castle jokingly theorizes that perhaps she was killed in the vacuum of outer space. Yet as they delve deeper into the victim's life, they're confronted with evidence that keeps pointing them back to the impossible -- alien abduction. Lance Henrickson ('Millennium') stars as Benny Stryker, a well known alien abduction expert, and Lyle Lovett ('The Player') plays a mysterious government agent intent on shutting down the investigation, on 'Castle,' MONDAY, JANUARY 31 (10:01-11:00 p.m. ET) on the ABC Television Network. (Rebroadcast. OAD 11/15/10)

'3XK' - When a beautiful woman is found dead in an alley, all clues point to her being a victim of the notorious Triple Killer. The Triple Killer, or 3XK, terrorized New York City four years ago, then mysteriously disappeared. Now he's back. In a deadly battle of wits, Castle and Beckett race against time to stop 3XK before he claims his next victims. Lee Tergesen of 'Oz' (as Marcus Gates, a violent felon and prime suspect in the serial killer investigation) and Michael Mosley of 'Scrubs' (Gates' former cellmate) guest star in '3XK,' one of the most thrilling episodes of the series to date, on 'Castle,' MONDAY, JANUARY 17 (10:01-11:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network. (Rebroadcast. OAD 10/25/10)

'3XK' - When a beautiful woman is found dead in an alley, all clues point to her being a victim of the notorious Triple Killer. The Triple Killer, or 3XK, terrorized New York City four years ago, then mysteriously disappeared. Now he's back. In a deadly battle of wits, Castle and Beckett race against time to stop 3XK before he claims his next victims. Lee Tergesen of 'Oz' (as Marcus Gates, a violent felon and prime suspect in the serial killer investigation) and Michael Mosley of 'Scrubs' (Gates' former cellmate) guest star in '3XK,' one of the most thrilling episodes of the series to date, on 'Castle,' MONDAY, JANUARY 17 (10:01-11:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network. (Rebroadcast. OAD 10/25/10)

ABC announced early pick-ups for the 2011-12 season of 'Castle,' 'Cougar Town,' 'Grey's Anatomy,' 'The Middle,' 'Modern Family' and 'Private Practice.'

'Poof! You're Dead' - When the owner of historic Drake's Magic Shop in New York is found drowned in Houdini's famous water torture tank, Castle and Beckett must delve into the world of magic, magicians and their secrets to find his killer. As part of their investigation, Castle & Beckett meet master magician Tobias Strange (guest star Gilles Marini, 'Brothers & Sisters,' 'Dancing With the Stars'). Meanwhile, the magicians aren't the only ones keeping secrets, as a new romantic relationship is revealed for Esposito and Lanie, on 'Castle,' MONDAY, JANUARY 10 (10:01-11:00 p.m., ET). Also in the episode, Carrie Genzel ('All My Children') guest stars as Naomi Dahl, a former model and wife to a savvy billionaire philanthropist.

'Nikki Heat' - Castle's novel 'Heat Wave' is being turned into a movie, and the Hollywood hottie cast as the movie's lead shows up at Beckett's invitation to better understand the character she's going to play. Laura Prepon ('October Road,' 'That '70s Show') guest stars as actress Natalie Rhodes. As our threesome investigates the murder of a high-class matchmaker, Natalie goes to extremes in the name of 'character research,' transforming herself into the spitting image of Beckett -- much to Castle's delight and Beckett's dismay. Also in the episode, Melody Thomas Scott ('Young & the Restless') and Thomas Calabro ('Melrose Place') guest star, on 'Castle,' MONDAY, JANUARY 3 (10:01-11:00 p.m. ET).