The fourth season of American crime-

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'' was ordered on January 10, 2011, by ABC. The season aired from September 19, 2011, to May 7, 2012. The fourth season initially contained 22 episodes, but on December 8, 2011, ABC ordered an additional episode, bringing the total episode count to 23 episodes. Penny Johnson Jerald joined the cast as the new captain, Victoria "Iron" Gates for the fourth season.

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

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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 Stana Katic (; born ) is a Canadian-American actress and producer. She played Kate Beckett on the ABC television romantic crime series ''Castle'' (2009–2016) and Agent Emily Byrne in the thriller series '' Absentia'' (2017–2020). Early lif ...

as Dt. Kate Beckett * Jon Huertas as Dt. Javier Esposito * Seamus Dever as Dt. Kevin Ryan * Tamala Jones as Dr. Lanie Parish *

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as Alexis Castle * Susan Sullivan as Martha Rodgers * Penny Johnson Jerald as Captain Victoria Gates

Recurring cast

* Victor Webster as Josh Davidson * Scott Paulin as Jim Beckett * Michael Dorn as Dr. Carter Burke *

Juliana Dever Juliana Dever (born December 17, 1980) is an American actress and travel blogger. Dever is best known for her recurring role on crime drama ''Castle'' as Jennifer "Jenny" Ryan. In 2016, Dever produced and starred in the VR web series ''Touche ...

as Jenny Duffy-O'Malley

Guest cast

* Geoff Pierson as Mr. Smith *

as Jenny * Derek Webster as Mayor Robert Weldon * Jennifer Beals as Sophia Conrad *

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as Martin Danberg * David Chisum as Thomas Gage *

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as West Side Wally *

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as Charlotte Boyd * Adam Baldwin as Dt. Ethan Slaughter

Episodes

Reception

Critical reception

The fourth season of ''Castle'' received positive reviews from critics, many of whom was pleased that the show finally united Fillion and Katic's characters Castle and Beckett after having four seasons of on-again-off-again relationship. Sandra Gonzalez from '' Entertainment Weekly'' was pleased in the way the relationship happened.

DVD release

Awards and nominations

References

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