Castle Heads to TNT

ATLANTA: TNT has scored the off-net cable rights to the hit series Castle, which heads into its fourth season on ABC this fall.

The deal with Disney-ABC Domestic Television brings the procedural crime drama starring Nathan Fillion and Stana Katic to TNT in summer 2012 with seasons one and two. The show will also be accessible online to select pay-TV subscribers via Turner Broadcasting’s TV Everywhere initiative.

The pickup of Castle follows TNT’s acquisition of the CBS hit Hawaii Five-0, which launches on the network in 2014, and its recent launch of the Warner Bros. Television-produced The Mentalist.

"With the addition of Castle, TNT continues to build a collection of hit shows that will perfectly complement our high-profile original series," said Michael Wright, the executive VP and head of programming for TNT, TBS and Turner Classic Movies (TCM).