Nathan Fillion’s Castle Quietly Resurfaces on PVOD 17 Years Later

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A police show Nathan Fillion starred in before The Rookie is surprisingly gaining attention on demand. Prior to landing his role in The Rookie in 2018, Fillion played a mystery writer in a crime series that originally aired in 2009. The show ran for eight seasons and helped re-establish Fillion as a TV lead, and now it’s being rediscovered by viewers on iTunes.

According to FlixPatrol, the TV show Castle is currently ranked #14 on iTunes in the U.S., which is notable since the show ended in 2016. This renewed interest might be due to the popularity of Nathan Fillion’s current series, The Rookie, which is also performing well, currently at #8 on the iTunes Top 10.

Nathan Fillion’s Castle Has a Favorable Rotten Tomatoes Score

Both critics and viewers generally enjoyed Castle. Over its eight seasons on ABC, the show received an 82% rating from critics and an 88% rating from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes.

The show Castle got off to a slow start in its first season, earning a 70% rating on the Tomatometer. It quickly improved in Season 2, achieving a perfect 100% Tomatometer score and a strong 94% audience score on the Popcornmeter. Seasons 3 and 5 were the show’s weakest points, both receiving a 67% rating.

Viewers generally like Castle, giving it a rating of 8.1 out of 10 on IMDb. The show is also gaining popularity, currently ranked 194th – a jump of seven places.

What is Nathan Fillion’s Castle About?

The show Castle stars Nathan Fillion as Richard Castle, a mystery novelist who teams up with New York City detective Kate Beckett (Stana Katic) to solve crimes. The premise—an author assisting the police—is definitely unusual, and that was the show’s main appeal, along with the developing romance between Castle and Beckett.

When Castle first hit ABC in 2009, it felt like a bit of a surprise – they only ordered 10 episodes as a mid-season show. But people clearly loved it! Season two saw a boost to 13 episodes, and then even more – eventually settling into a solid 24-episode run. From season two through eight, Castle consistently delivered over 20 episodes each year, and often, the network would request even more after seeing how well it was doing. It was a real sign of how popular the show had become.

The television show Castle has won numerous People’s Choice Awards, starting in 2011 with awards for Favorite TV Crime Drama and Favorite TV Drama Actor (Nathan Fillion). Stana Katic has also been recognized as a Favorite TV Drama Actress. Nathan Fillion has won this award four times, while Katic has won it three times.

Castle is available PVOD on iTunes, and is also available to stream on Disney+ and Hulu.

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2026-01-21 20:09