Bates Motel

American drama thriller television series

TV series · TMDB

★ 8.1

A "contemporary prequel" to the 1960 film Psycho, depicting the life of Norman Bates and his mother Norma prior to the events portrayed in Hitchcock's film, albeit in a different fictional town and in a modern setting. The series begins after the death of Norma's husband, when she purchases a motel located in a coastal Oregon town so she and Norman can start a new life.

Aired: 2013–2017
Seasons: 5 · 50 episodes
Status: Ended
Created by: Carlton Cuse, Kerry Ehrin, Anthony Cipriano
Network: A&E
Genres: Drama, Crime, Mystery

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Key facts

Genre: Mystery Psychological horror Drama
Based on: Characters from Psycho , by Robert Bloch
Developed by: Carlton Cuse Kerry Ehrin Anthony Cipriano

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Bates Motel is an American psychological horror drama television series based on characters from the 1959 novel Psycho by Robert Bloch that aired on A&E from March 18, 2013, to April 24, 2017. It was developed by Carlton Cuse, Kerry Ehrin, and Anthony Cipriano.

A "contemporary prequel" to Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 film Psycho, it depicts the lives of Norman Bates (Freddie Highmore) and his mother Norma (Vera Farmiga) prior to the events portrayed in the film, albeit in a different fictional town (White Pine Bay, Oregon, as opposed to Fairvale, California) and in a modern-day setting. However, the final season loosely adapts the plot of the novel Psycho. Max Thieriot and Olivia Cooke both starred as part of the main cast throughout the series's run. After recurring in the first season, Néstor Carbonell was added to the main cast from season two onward. Both Nicola Peltz and Kenny Johnson had main cast roles at different points throughout the series’s run.