The fifth season of American crime-comedy-drama television series Castle, was ordered on May 10, 2012, by ABC. The season aired from September 24, 2012, to May 13, 2013. Two additional episodes were ordered on October 19, 2012, and February 5, 2013, which brought season 5 up to a total of 24 episodes.
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Overview
Richard Castle (Fillion) is a famous mystery novelist who has killed off the main character in his popular book series and has writer's block. He is brought in by the NYPD for questioning regarding a copy-cat murder based on one of his novels. He is intrigued by this new window into crime and murder, and uses his connection with the mayor to charm his way into shadowing Detective Kate Beckett (Katic). Castle decides to use Beckett as his muse for Nikki Heat, the main character of his next book series. Beckett, an avid reader of Castle's books, initially disapproves of having Castle shadow her work, but later warms up and recognizes Castle as a useful resource in her team's investigations.
Cast
Main cast
Nathan Fillion as Richard Castle
Stana Katic as Det. Kate Beckett
Jon Huertas as Det. Javier Esposito
Seamus Dever as Det. Kevin Ryan
Tamala Jones as Dr. Lanie Parish
Molly C. Quinn as Alexis Castle
Susan Sullivan as Martha Rodgers
Penny Johnson Jerald as Captain Victoria Gates
Recurring cast
Maya Stojan as Tory Ellis
Arye Gross as Sidney Perlmutter
Juliana Dever as Jenny Ryan
Darby Stanchfield as Meredith
Tahmoh Penikett as Cole Maddox
Scott Paulin as Jim Beckett
Jack Coleman as Senator William Bracken
Dylan Walsh as FBI Agent Harris