people are reading that as.. i was not going to sign UNTIL those two told me their plans for next season and i liked what i heard....."I'm so pleased to announce that, after talking with out new show runners, Terence Paul Winter and Alexi Hawley (both of whom I've had the pleasure of working with on the show before) I'm excited about the future plans for Beckett and delighted to be returning for a Season 8 of Castle.
They'd sorta have to go back to his PI work if Beckett is going to be captain of the precinct. The captain isn't out solving cases every day