“Castle” will enter its eight season without Captain Victoria Gates as the new showrunners decided to end Penny Johnson Jerald’s attachment to the show. Perhaps a Castle-Beckett baby could ease the fans pain for her departure? Stana Katic and Nathan Fillion will return on ABC’s police procedural after being renewed for season 8.

Penny Johnson Jerald, who plays Captain Victoria Gates in the ABC series "Castle," announced that she was surprised to hear that she will no longer return to the series for Season 8. Jerald's departure from the series leads several speculations about what the police procedural drama will take on in the upcoming season, including allegations about Stana Katic's character, Kate Beckett, taking over the 12th precinct.

Castle’s Stana Katic who plays the role of Detective Kate Beckett did not sign up for Castle Season 8. Abruptly writing out Beckett to have the season 8 go a different tune without the detective. A lot of series-followers are wondering, what would the Castle Season 8 be like without Kate Beckett?

"Castle" season 8 will return in just a few months and it will continue to chronicle the professional and personal lives of Kate Beckett (Stana Katic) and Richard Castle (Nathan Fillion).

“Castle” season 8 might see a pregnant Kate Beckett as her love affair with Richard Castle becomes the focal point next season. Kate’s possible entry in the senate might also lead the show into a different story line a la “House of Cards.” Will fans of the show agree to this?

Now that the series has been extended, the creators are looking at the possible topics for season 8, one possible plot is about Senator Bracken

ABC recently announced that "Castle" will be back for season 8 now that season 7 has come to an end. Despite hearing the good news that the police procedural drama will be back for an all-new season, fans remain concerned over Stana Katic's impending contract renewal, as the actress still has not signed up for season 8. Nathan Fillion, on the other hand, has already signed up for season 8 with new showrunners Alexi Hawley and Terence Paul Winter.

"Castle" is nearing its season 7 finale, but the show still has not received an official renewal order from its home network. Despite the uncertainties surrounding the show's renewal for Season 8, fans are still hopeful that Stana Katic would be back on set as Detective Kate Beckett with Nathan Fillion as Rick Castle.

"Castle" is only two episodes left till its Season 7 finale and the uncertainty about its renewal remains. The show's creator, Andrew Marlowe recently revealed that Kate Beckett or Rick Castle will not be killed at the end of season 7 and hinted that if the show gets renewed for season 8, all the characters will be back. This statement led many fans to remain hopeful that Stana Katic will be reprising her role as Kate Beckett in "Castle" Season 8.

The future of "Castle" remains uncertain, as the show is nearing its season 7 finale without any news on its renewal for season 8. This uncertainty lies along with the fact that Stana Katic, who plays Kate Beckett on the series, has not yet renewed her contract for another year. "Castle" fans remain hopeful, however, that news about the show's renewal will be announced this month, as the show has announced its previous season renewals in May.