Bates Motel Bates Motel 2013 0 8.1 1696 0 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. 0 https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/2cxoT1dt3ZpaHNdiMKKWczhJe1c.jpg https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/x1SGSQu3rdQlrHUN8cGt2WfhQrQ.png After finding his father dead, teenager Norman Bates and his mother, Norma, purchase a motel and move to White Pine Bay in search of a new life, but they soon discover this idyllic seaside town hides some deadly secrets. In the aftermath of Miss Watson's murder, Norman's innocence is buried under blackouts, suspicious characters, and his strange behavior. Meanwhile, Norma faces dark truths of her own when family secrets begin to unravel and looming threats from local villains jeopardize her stab at happiness. After a blissful summer of closeness with his mother in the safe confines of her home, Norman returns to school and is flooded with fears about what really happened with Miss Watson. As Norman continues to spiral out of control, Norma's desperation to help her son amplifies. Growing increasingly fearful of him, she goes to great lengths to find him the professional help he needs. 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. https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/kA7o0Q6xeyBZ4lVmEtM0k6X608o.jpg https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/twbbXTq7uPkWYKo81duHzUBYgfs.jpg https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/nZwG8YGODcXvtTVbxuKffno5cya.jpg https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/tOKC27GWzA0yodR3TAR1wo7p9Yb.jpg https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/uy7p0b7mn6PrcTVTlk1LYoCUfRi.jpg https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/cSOGS9t6ynmvH6Tc8d82ltdBCp9.jpg US:TV-MA US:TV-MA {"tmdb":"46786","tvrage":"32210","imdb":"tt2188671","wikidata":"Q323722","tvdb":"262414"} 262414 tt2188671 46786 46786 32210 tt2188671 Q323722 262414 2013-03-18 Ended false Drama Crime Mystery A&E Kerry Ehrin Productions Cuse Productions Universal Television American Genre United States parent child relationship small town motel prequel dysfunctional family serial killer single mother based on movie Vera Farmiga Norma Bates https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/5Vs7huBmTKftwlsc2BPAntyaQYj.jpg https://www.themoviedb.org/person/21657 21657 Freddie Highmore Norman Bates https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/berpjuXALltPnJSkISZfQEDGnYQ.jpg https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1281 1281 Max Thieriot Dylan Massett https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/aBiTMI3qB6FPOVhXw7b15pjJkmL.jpg https://www.themoviedb.org/person/41883 41883 Olivia Cooke Emma Decody https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/7LYm4jGDq8IxAe4D6TTPkWwU0Ft.jpg https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1173984 1173984 Nestor Carbonell Alex Romero https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/4Xn03t2qDEMR2ecM7BtLwpvs3J0.jpg https://www.themoviedb.org/person/21316 21316 plugin://plugin.video.youtube/play/?video_id=oYMtWUbmOW0 2025-12-23 19:49:41 Bates Motel