Bates Motel
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Bates Motel (2013-2017)
Seasons: 5,
episodes: 50
Episode runtime: 45 min
Average rating:
7.9/10
187 435
Production
Status
Completed
Creators
Carlton Cuse
Scenario
Kerry Ehrin
Author
Composer
Producer
Jamie Vega Wheeler
Actors
Vera Farmiga
Norma Bates
Freddie Highmore
Norman Bates
Max Thieriot
Dylan Massett
Olivia Cooke
Emma Decody
Nestor Carbonell
Alex Romero
Nicola Peltz Beckham
Bradley Martin
Kenny Johnson
Caleb Calhoun
Tracy Spiridakos
Annika Johnson
Short description
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.
Seasons
| Season | Episodes | Release date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
Season 1 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.
|
10 | 2013-03-18 | 7.6 |
Season 2 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.
|
10 | 2014-03-03 | 8 |
Season 3 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.
|
10 | 2015-03-09 | 8 |
Season 4 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.
|
10 | 2016-03-07 | 8.3 |
Season 5 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.
|
10 | 2017-02-20 | 8.3 |
What's left behind the scenes
- Executive producer Carlton Cuse, who also worked on ABC's "Lost," announced on his Twitter page that episodes of "Bates Motel" contain so-called "easter eggs": In the second episode, a stuffed polar bear can be seen in Emma's father's shop—the "Dharma Initiative" scientists conducted experiments on them, and the main characters encountered the animal several times during the first episode. In the third episode, Norman is taken to St. Sebastian's Hospital. Jack and Christian Shephard were surgeons at this hospital, and several characters were treated there. In the fifth episode, Norman and Emma find Keith Summers' boat at "Site 815." This is a reference to the famous Oceanic Flight 815. In the eighth episode, Remo drinks "Dharma Beer" at a bar. Throughout the series "Lost," characters drink this beer.
- The series writer, Bill Balas, actually has cystic fibrosis, and the character of Emma Decody, who suffers from the same disease, was written based on him.
- The series was filmed in Aldergrove, as well as in the Fraser Valley in British Columbia (Canada).
- Norma's car is a 1972 Mercedes Benz 280 SEL 4.5.
- In episode 7 of season 1, while Norma Bates is in the motel office talking to the mysterious guest from room 9, she closes her laptop at one point. In the next shot, the laptop is already open: the corner of the monitor is visible in the frame, and the screen is lighting up Norma's face. When the guest leaves, the laptop is closed, and Norma opens it once again.
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