If Castle gets another season, the show will be going forward without one of its stars.
ABC has confirmed a Deadline report that Stana Katic — one half of the duo at the center of the ABC procedural — will no longer be a part of the show if the network decides to renew it for a ninth season.
Katic’s departure reportedly comes as ABC lightens the show’s load to prepare for a renewal.
Fellow female longtime cast member Tamala Jones will also be exiting the series at the end of the current season.
ABC said in a statement:
The news no doubt comes as a shock to fans of the show, whose investment in the romantic relationship between the characters played by Katic and Nathan Fillion helped propel Castle though its run. Read more…
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