But he stepped down just as the show completed eight seasons, and another leader, Channing Dungey, was made in-charge. Every leader comes with her own vision for the network. It turns out, Dungey just couldnt see Castle as being part of it, and hence the decision to axe the show.

Why did Castle and Beckett break up?

Season Eight In Season 8s XX Beckett decides to take a break in her relationship with Castle to keep him safe from LokSat. In a conversation with Castles step-mother Rita, Kate mentions that she cannot let LokSat go, and needs to do something to find peace.

Is Castle coming back for Season 9?

There was no one but multiple reasons for the cancellation of season 9 of Castle. The primary reason was budgetary issues and a budget cut. The network and the Castle team also were not on good terms. All these reasons led to the cancellation of the show after season 8.

Who is the female lead in Castle?

TelevisionYearTitleRole2009–2016CastleDetective/Captain Kate Beckett / Vera Mulqueen2012Fletcher DriveGreta2016Sister CitiesCarolina Baxter Shaw2017–2020AbsentiaAgent Emily Byrne17 more rows

Who ordered the hit on Becketts mom?

Working with her on the case were Diane Cavanaugh and Jennifer Stewart. Realizing that solving the Armen murder would eventually lead back to him, Bracken hired hit man Dick Coonan to kill the three, plus documents clerk Scott Murray, who could testify about the evidence that hed provided them.