CASTLE: New Showrunners Alexi Hawley and Terence Paul Winter Tease Season 8
September 14, 2015 by Marisa Roffman
Filed under Castle
Credit: ABC
CASTLE is undergoing a good number of changes when the show returns on September 21st.
On-screen, THE NEIGHBORS’ Toks Olagundoye has joined the ABC drama as Hayley, a security specialist; meanwhile, Penny Johnson Jerald (Gates) is off the show, and Beckett is the new captain.
Off-screen, there are some changes at play, too. Season 7 showrunner David Amann has left, as have CASTLE creator Andrew Marlowe and executive producer Terri Edda Miller. Long-time CASTLE writer Terence Paul Winter is now running the series with former CASTLE writer (and recent THE FOLLOWING co-showrunner) Alexi Hawley.
And season 8 is going to be a big one for the show.
“It’s going to be a great year…we have a delightful launch, these wonderful tentpoles where things are changing and evolving,” Winter shared. “And for the whole season, we’re telling a wonderful story from beginning to end that will further the love story of Castle and Beckett.”
I spoke with Winter and Hawley about taking over showrunner responsibilities, what’s in store this season, and more…
