First Look at the Cast of Castle

One of the shows that is flying under the radar, yet slowly rising on my “must-see” list is the Nathan Fillion comedy-drama called Castle. And when I say it’s rising, that is due to the fact that anything Fillion stars in naturally makes it on the must-see list.

We wont see this new series until 2009, but just knowing that the Firefly star is back on television is enough for me.

So far we know that the show revolves around a famous mystery/horror novelist who helps the NYPD homicide department solve crimes.

Here is a more detailed outline of what the show is about and how this novelist fits into the picture:

Nick Castle [Nathan Fillion], a rock star of the literary world, is suffering from a case of writers block after killing off the main character in his novels and is struggling to come up with a replacement.

Castle had grown weary of having it all, “fame, fans and females”, when he was approached by the attractive Detective Kate Beckett [Stana Katic] of the NYPD to help catch the copy-cat killer staging murders based on scenes from his novels.

Castle is not a traditional investigator and his approach to solving the crimes conflicts with Beckett’s conservative approach leading to much tension and a hint of romance.

Keeping Castle grounded are his mother [Susan Sullivan], teenage daughter Alexis [Molly C. Quinn], poker playing friends James Patterson, Sue Grafton, and Stephen King and his ex wife Gina [Monet Mazur] who is also his editor.

Ruben Santiago-Hudson will play the Police Chief.

Castle is inspired by shows like “Rockford Files” & “Moonlighting” that are lighthearted with romantic tension and unlike the dark procedurals prevalent today Castle invites the viewer to invest in the relationship of two people having fun together and engaging in witty banter.

Castle is directed by Rob Bowman whose credits include Day Break, Night Stalker and X-Files and is produced by Andrew Marlowe, Armyan Bernstein, Laurie Zaks and Rob Bowman.

Castle helps investigators solve crimes in a non-traditional way? Sounds a lot like Life to me, which is a-okay in my book.

Below are a few new cast photos from CastleTV.net. You can see all of them over on their photo gallery.

[CastleTV.net]