TV SERIES

Bates Motel

8.0/10
TMDB1,855 votes
2013Original: English5 seasons

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.

Genres: Drama, Crime, Mystery
Cast: Vera Farmiga, Freddie Highmore, Max Thieriot, Olivia Cooke, Nestor Carbonell

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About Bates Motel

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Bates Motel (2013) is a TV series in the drama, crime, mystery genres. The cast includes Vera Farmiga, Freddie Highmore, Max Thieriot, Olivia Cooke.

Released
2013-03-18
Original language
English
Seasons
5
Episodes
50
Status
Ended
Production countries
United States of America
Production companies
Kerry Ehrin Productions, Cuse Productions, Universal Television, American Genre
Creators
Carlton Cuse, Kerry Ehrin, Anthony Cipriano

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Audience reviews

8.0/10 from 1,855 TMDB votes. Ratings and reviews are supplied by TMDB. Reviews are attributed to their original authors.

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TMDB member review

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.…

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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 treated it like a background for surfing the net and even then it was painful to finish the first season. I won't continue even if it's the last thing left to watch because it's not only a waste of time but also energy - both electric and mine.

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What is Bates Motel about?

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.

Who stars in Bates Motel?

Vera Farmiga, Freddie Highmore, Max Thieriot, Olivia Cooke, Nestor Carbonell. See the cast cards above for character names.

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