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Bates Motel( 2013)

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Together until the end.

Overview

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.

  1. Anthony Cipriano

    Creator

  2. Carlton Cuse

    Creator

  3. Kerry Ehrin

    Creator

Series Cast

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    Vera Farmiga

    Norma Bates

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    Freddie Highmore

    Norman Bates

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    Max Thieriot

    Dylan Massett

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    Olivia Cooke

    Emma Decody

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    Nestor Carbonell

    Alex Romero

Current Season

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Season 5

2017 | 10 Episodes

Two years later, Norman has descended into full-blown psychosis. To the public, he's a happy and well-adjusted member of the White Pine Bay community, but at home his violent blackouts continue to increase as 'Mother' threatens to take over his mind completely.

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A review by swiewior

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Written by swiewior on Mon Jan 01 2024
Unrelated, boring, ridiculous. I don't understand how this non-existent story became so popular that it got its TV show. The "Based on an original movie Psycho from 1960" is just clickbait, this story has nothing to do with the movie except the names of characters and location. Most of the episodes are filled with absurdly stupid and unrealistic plot twists which make the whole show boring and unpleasant to watch. The most common question asked every few minutes was "why". There are more fictional TV series that are at least entertaining, this one is not. After the first few episodes, I treate...

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Facts

Status

Ended

Status

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Type

Scripted

Original Language

English

Keywords

  • parent child relationship
  • small town
  • motel
  • prequel
  • dysfunctional family
  • serial killer
  • single mother
  • based on movie