
Synopsis & Context
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.
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Title Dossier
- Original Title
- Bates Motel
- Release
- March 18, 2013
- Screen Time
- 5 seasons · 45min/ep
- Rating
- TV-MA
- Direction
- Carlton Cuse, Kerry Ehrin, Anthony Cipriano
- Original Language
- English
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Production Status
- Ended
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