Bates Motel

Bates MotelBates Motel

Show • Mar 18, 2013–Apr 24, 2017

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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Seasons
5 seasons · 50 episodes
Status
Ended
Release
March 18, 2013 (13 years ago)
End
April 24, 2017 (9 years ago)
Language
English
Runtime
45m
Rating
TV-MA
Origin
United States
Genres
Crime & Mystery, Psychological horror
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based on moviecrimedramadysfunctional familymotelmysteryparent child relationshipprequelpsychological horrorpsychological thrillerserial killersingle mothersmall townsuspense mysterythriller
Companies
Kerry Ehrin Productions, Universal Television

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