The castle doors are closing for good. ABC announced on Thursday, May 12, that it has canceled crime procedural Castle after eight seasons, which comes on the heels of major turmoil for the series.
The show, which stars Nathan Fillion as novelist Richard Castle and Stana Katic as detective Kate Beckett, premiered in March 2009. News broke last month that Katic, 38, would be exiting the show at the end of season 8, and Us Weekly reported that there had been major tension between the two leads for years.
A promo for the season 8 finale, which airs on Monday, May 16, teases a possible death, with a villain saying that Castle and Beckett’s love story “ends in tragedy.”
A day after Katic’s departure was announced, Fillion tweeted, “Castle has been one of the greatest joys of my creative life, and I hope the show continues on for years to come.” The actor, 45, had recently signed a new deal to return for season 9, in case the network picked up the series.
The stars have not yet reacted on social media to the cancellation.
The full list of series from the 2014–2015 season that won’t be returning to the five major networks (ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC and the CW) is below, including CBS’ Mike & Molly and The Good Wife, Fox’s American Idol and ABC’s Nashville.
Castle‘s final episode airs on ABC Monday, May 16, at 10 p.m. ET.
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ABC
Agent Carter
The Astronaut Wives Club
The Family
Galavant
Rookie Blue
The Whispers
The Muppets
Nashville
Of Kings and Prophets
Wicked City
CBS
Angel From Hell
CSI: Cyber
Extant
The Good Wife
Mike and Molly
Person of Interest
Supergirl (moving to The CW)
Under the Dome
Fox
American Idol
Bordertown
Cooper Barrett’s Guide to Surviving Life
Grandfathered
The Grinder
Knock Knock Live
NBC
Crowded
Game of Silence
Hannibal
Heartbeat
Mr. Robinson
Best Time Ever With Neil Patrick Harris
Heroes Reborn
Telenovela
Undateable
The CW
America’s Next Top Model
Beauty and the Beast
Containment
