‘Castle’ Season 7 Spoilers: Premiere Begins With Nathan Fillion’s Car Crash; Showrunner Steps Down To Focus On Other ABC Shows?

"Castle" season 7 spoilers are up and the premiere will begin with the immediate aftermath of Nathan Fillion's character's car crash. Meanwhile, showrunner Andrew Marlowe steps down to focus on other shows for ABC.

Series creator Andrew Marlowe confirmed that the show will "start exactly where we ended."

Michael Ausiello of TVLine dished out some "Castle" season 7 spoilers when he talked to creator Andrew Marlowe who reportedly said that the first episode will immediately deal with the aftermath of the fiery car crash.

"Viewers will witness the immediate fallout from Rick's fiery car wreck, confirms series creator Andrew Marlowe. Translation: no time jump," he wrote.

He then quoted the creator as saying: "We feel like, given the way we left off, we have an obligation to start exactly where we ended. So we'll be picking up in real time."

Andrew Marlowe also offered some "Castle" season 7 spoilers to TVLine when asked whether he needs facial reconstruction after that horrible car burning scene, he said: "No, I don't think we can quite 'Doctor Who' Castle."

"We're actually very excited about where we're going next season, and this (Castle's car in the ditch) helps set up some of the elements that we're going to be dealing with coming back," Marlowe added.

Meanwhile, Andrew Marlowe will turn over "Castle" to executive producer David Amann for season seven, Variety reported.

However, Andrew Marlowe will still have a "day-to-day presence" on "Castle" season 7, the publication added.

"David has proven himself to be a tremendous leader and a great steward of our show's unique voice. I'm excited to continue our creative collaboration as he assumes his new responsibilities," Andrew Marlowe told Variety.

"Castle" is coming off its most-watched season to date, with a 3.1 average in adults 18-49 in Nielsen's live-plus-7 measure. In total viewers, it averages 14.3 million in live-plus-7.