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Bates Motel (2013)
Bates Motel is an A&E original series that acts as a contemporary prequel to Alfred Hitchcock’s 1960 horror classic, Psycho. The TV show centers on Norman Bates (Freddie Highmore), who, with his mother Norma (Vera Farmiga), move across the country and buy a motel. However, Norman’s psyche quickly begins to unravel as he struggles with his abnormal relationship with his mother.
Bates Motel
- Cast
- Vera Farmiga , Freddie Highmore , Max Thieriot
- Release Date
- April 18, 2013
- Seasons
- 5
- Writers
- Carlton Cuse
- Directors
- Carlton Cuse
- Showrunner
- Carlton Cuse
- Story By
- Carlton Cuse
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