Stana Katic, star of Castle, claims she was “hurt” by the show’s…
Nathan Fillion has appeared in two beloved ABC shows — Castle and The Rookie. Castle aired for eight seasons on the network and ended in 2016. The Rookie premiered in 2018 and is in the middle of airing its fifth season. And Fillion (and The Rookie creator Alexi Hawley, a producer and showrunner on Castle) is dedicated to paying homage to his previous show in his new one. Unfortunately, fans shouldn’t anticipate one Castle star to appear in The Rookie.
One of the main reasons Castle was so popular during its heyday was because of the “will they/won’t they” slow-burn relationship between Richard Castle and Kate Beckett, played by Nathan Fillion and Stana Katic.
Despite being one of the two stars of Castle, Stana Katic is not expected to return to work with her former co-stars on Nathan Fillion’s current program, The Rookie.
ABC stated in April 2016 that Katic and Tamala Jones, who played Dr. Lanie Parrish, would not be returning for season 9, citing financial constraints. This marked the end of Castle on a negative note.
Rumors began to emerge that Katic’s forced exit came from animosity between her and Fillion. According to Hello!, insiders stated that the two actors disliked each other and wouldn’t speak. Additionally, according to one source, Katic and Fillion went to therapy to work out their differences.