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Bates Motel (2013)

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Together until the end.

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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Cast & Crew

Director
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    Norma Bates Vera Farmiga
  • Profile picture of Freddie Highmore
    Norman Bates Freddie Highmore
  • Profile picture of Max Thieriot
    Dylan Massett Max Thieriot
  • Profile picture of Olivia Cooke
    Emma Decody Olivia Cooke
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    Alex Romero Nestor Carbonell
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Season 5

2017

10 episodes

Season 5 of Bates Motel premiered on February 20, 2017

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.

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