Nathan Fillion And Stana Katic: ‘Castle’ Actress May Not Return For Season 8, Fillion Signed New Deal

TheSpreadit

10 years ago

Nathan Fillion and Stana Katic have played a key role in the success of ABC’s hit show Castle, but one of the famous actors seems to be on the way out. Season 7 of Castle is close to an end, but a big cloud is surrounding the future of the TV series.

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Nathan Fillion and Stana Katic have carried Castle for over six years, but things are apparently headed in a different direction for Season 8.

Although the crime drama has not yet been renewed, experts believe that it will not get canceled since the ratings are considered just good enough for an old program like this one.

On Thursday, it was announced that Nathan Fillion had already signed on for the next season, but his partner in crime Stana Katic is still negotiating. Katic, who plays Kate Beckett on Castle, is said to be in no rush to sign a new contract.

The 36-year-old Canadian-American actress is checking the different options that are currently available to her, but money is not her primary focus. In November 2014, Katic told TVLine:

“If the character is complete, if there is nowhere else to go creatively, then I think it’s better to stop when you’re on top…. [F]or me it’s about art over finance, and as long as we’re creating something that is compelling and that has somewhere to go, then we’re good to go. And when we find that we’re not… then it’s time for everyone to pack up and move onto the next thing.”

This statement is now taking a whole new meaning after it was revealed that showrunner David Amann was leaving his job as the top creative person on the program. A replacement is expected to be named in the upcoming weeks, but it will not be Andrew Marlowe, the show creator, who left the same post in June 2014. A small dip in viewership this year might have contributed to the exit.

Castle fans on social media are begging Katic not to leave the show.