Castle: Andrew W. Marlowe Exits as Showrunner, New Showrunner Announced

According to TVLine's Matt Webb Mitovich, Andrew W. Marlowe, the creator of Castle, is stepping down as showrunner for the show. Beginning with Castle's upcoming seventh season, David Amann who joined the show as an executive producer in season three, will take over as showrunner. Marlowe, who was the showrunner for the first six seasons of Castle, will maintain a day-to-day presence working on the show, while also developing new projects as a part of his contract with ABC Studios. It should also be noted that season six was the most watched season of Castle. Here's an excerpt from the article, which gives some details on this news:

“Over the past four seasons, David has proven himself to be a tremendous leader and a great steward of our show’s unique voice,” Marlowe said in a statement. “I’m excited to continue our creative collaboration as he assumes his new responsibilities.”

As a writer, Amann has had a hand in crafting some of Castle‘s best received episodes from recent seasons, including the post-coital Season 5 opener “After the Storm,” the intense “Under Fire,” “Disciple” and “In the Belly of the Beast,” and even the offbeat “That ’70s Show.”

Link to the full article:‘Castle’ Season 7 — Andrew Marlowe Exits as Showrunner, David Amann In | TVLine

Castle: Season 4 Episode 14 'Blue Butterfly' Preview-TVLine

Here's an interview that TVLine's Matt Webb Mitovich did with the creator of Castle, Andrew W. Marlowe, about tonight's episode of Castle, episode 4x14 "Blue Butterfly". Here's an excerpt from the interview:

TVLINE | I’m curious how long you had this episode on the books. Because this season’s 1940s-themed cast photo must have been shot at the end of last summer….
Well, we had wanted to do something different for a while, and I think every show that’s been around for a few seasons wants to do something where they go back in time or have some sort of fun or gives the audience a chance to see their characters as not quite themselves. And part of it was inspiration drawn from thatcast photo. Looking at it, we thought, “Nathan looks so good in that outfit, and Stana looks so great…. Wouldn’t it be something to be able to play with that as a trope?” The challenge for us was finding a way to do it that fit into the storytelling so that it was really organic and not forced, and one of our writers, Terrence Winter, did a really great job with that.

TVLINE | So how do we gain entry into this world?
There’s a current-day murder, but it has a component that is influenced by something that happened back in the 1940s. Castle gets access to this private investigator’s journal, and as he starts reading it he starts imagining himself as the P.I. and Beckett as the gangster’s moll. And our other characters make appearances in the past as well.

Link to the full article:Castle Season 4 Episode 14 'Blue Butterfly' Preview