Castle premieres on ABC following Dancing with the Stars on March 9.

On the opening episode, world-famous author Richard Castle learns that a real-world copycat killer has started staging murders from scenes depicted in his novels.

As a result, he'ss questioned by Kate Beckett. She's a bright and aggressive detective that is thrown off by Castle's off-kilter, relaxed, womanizing ways. The show stars Nathan Fillion and Stana Katic.

Here are a series of photos from the Castle series premiere:

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