The season 8 premiere of ABC's Castle could center around Kate Beckett's (Stana Katic) decision for her future.

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Beckett was present with the option of running for New York State Senate in the season 7 finale of Castle. This would mean she would leave behind her badge in addition to working closely with her husband, Richard Castle (Nathan Fillion).

ABC has released a synopsis for the eighth season of Castle, which is set to premiere in the fall, with a teaser that Beckett is at a crossroads in her life now.

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"When viewers first met Richard Castle, a famous mystery novelist, he was creatively blocked. But when the NYPD questioned him in connection with a series of murders staged to imitate crime scenes from his books, Castle found inspiration in NYPD Detective Kate Beckett," the synopsis reads. "Once that initial case was solved, Castle and Beckett continued to investigate strange homicides in New York, combining Castle's writer intuition and Beckett's creative detective work. In the Season 7 finale, Castle revealed some of his backstory for becoming a mystery writer, while Beckett was faced with a choice about her future - will she choose to pursue a new challenge or stay where she is?"

Beckett's future with the show had been uncertain for several months, due to Katic failing to sign a contract to star in the show beyond season 7. Luckily, she finally signed the dotted line in early May just in time for ABC to renew the crime procedural.

ABC has also expressed that they are not interested in ending Castle anytime soon. The show has been a modest hit for seven seasons and while many shows tend to taper off the longer they go on, the network isn't necessarily hoping to end it after season 8.

Castle returns this fall to its regular Mondays at 10 p.m. ET/PT on ABC.

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