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A few weeks back, Castle fans were agape at the thought of a ninth season without series star Stana Katic, as well the circus and rumors and cast reactions that flew since. Nathan Fillion hadn’t signed for Season 9 at the time, but has now reportedly been secured, while ABC is set to make a decision on the series before the weekend.

Like all network procedurals, it takes a few extra stretches to keep stars and quality consistent through the later seasons, something ABC’s Castle has been on the edge of for years. Now, Stana Katic has apparently been thrown off that edge, as a prospective Season 9 will move forward without Beckett, or Katic’s approval.

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 3 will diverge from its predecessors without a direct tie-in to Marvel’s Captain America: Civil War, but a new synopsis for the May 10 outing may tip the scales for Iron Man or Captain America. Will Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. be registering its Inhumans in the wake of Marvel’s biggest cinematic showdown?

Say what you will about a lacking connections between Marvel’s various live-action properties, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Netflix’s Daredevil have consistently managed to work in winking references to one another. Did you catch tonight’s “Watchdogs” shout-out to the Punisher’s rampage, or setup for new series Damage Control? See for yourself!

Whether or not spinning Bobbi Morse and Lance Hunter into their own series feels like the best move, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. certainly gave the two a memorable sendoff with Tuesday’s “Parting Shot.” Now, the Most Wanted pair have more company, as The Mummy alum Oded Fehr joins in a recognizably villainous Marvel role, along with a few other additions.

Marvel’s ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ barrels through 2016 to drink a “Parting Shot” for Hunter and Bobbi’s inevitable exit, but is the spinoff worth checking out? Does the team learn about Zombie Ward just yet? Find out in our full review of tonight’s latest ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’!

Marvel’s ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ cruises through 2016 to expose “The Inside Man” of an Inhuman symposium, but do the Secret Warriors have an absorbent new member? Does Zombie Ward venture out of his his little monster-cave? Find out in our full review of tonight’s latest ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’!

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 3 has seen a number of familiar faces return, and another crossing paths with Coulson in the coming weeks hearkens back to the fall of S.H.I.E.L.D. itself. Titus Welliver will reprise his role as (ex) Agent Blake on March 29, along with the arrival of Marvel’s “Watchdogs.”

Marvel’s ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ kicks off 2016 by “Bouncing Back” full of new Inhumans and Secret Warriors alike, but does Zombie Ward make for a good villain? What new mystery will take us straight into outer space? Find out in our full review of tonight’s ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ midseason premiere!

It’s well-documented at this point that Marvel movies take no cue from the multiple TV tie-ins, most always the other way around, though Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 3's worldwide introduction of Marvel’s Inhumans seemed at least potentially worth a mention. Not so, apparently, as Captain America: Civil War’s writers had no awareness of the TV branch in crafting Cap’s international adventure.

A little inside-baseball saw ABC recently shifting leadership from former boss Paul Lee to Channing Dungey, and as such, little time was wasted issuing 15 renewals across the network. Not only will the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. return for a fourth season, so too will everything from black-ish to Quantico to Dancing With the Stars will get additional runs. That said, who was left off of the list?

As debuted after Agent Carter Season 2 finale “Hollywood Ending,” the latest look at Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’s Season 3 return shows plenty more Inhuman action, including Matthew Willig’s Lash (using previous footage, though his return is certainly still a possibility). We also see more of the Secret Warriors in action, as well as a new threat aligned with Ward’s new Marvel identity.