The LokSat case will be addressed again in the lead-up to the season 8 finale of ABC's Castle.

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Castle co-showrunner Alexi Hawley spoke with Entertainment Weekly recently about the developments in the LokSat storyline, confirming that it will ramp up heading into the finale.

The series will "touch on it again a couple of times driving toward what's going to be the finale," Hawley said. "Our hope is to get to a place where they do get to confront LokSat and get something satisfying. It would be great to have something of a cliffhanger."

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What complicates matters slightly is that Castle has yet to be renewed. ABC announced they were renewing just about every show in their lineup yesterday, including the following:

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The Bachelor
black-ish
Dancing With the Stars
Fresh Off the Boat
The Goldbergs
Grey's Anatomy
How to Get Away with Murder
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
The Middle
Modern Family
Once Upon a Time
Quantico
Scandal
Shark Tank

There are many ABC staples on this list, but Castle is one of the most noteworthy shows missing from the lineup. The show was renewed very late into the TV season last year due to renegotiation of contracts for stars Nathan Fillion and Stana Katic. The actors have not officially renewed their contracts for season 9 (at least not that the public is aware of) so we may be heading into a similar scenario as last year.

Castle airs Mondays at 10 p.m. ET/PT on ABC.