Plot
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.
Cast
as Norma Bates
as Norman Bates
as Dylan Massett
as Emma Decody
as Alex Romero
Creator
Network
Status
Ended
First Aired Date
March 18, 2013
Last Aired Date
April 24, 2017
Production Companies
Kerry Ehrin Productions
Cuse Productions
Universal Television
American Genre
Type
Scripted
Number of Season
5
Number of Episodes
50
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Reviews
Unrelated, boring, ridiculous. I don't understand how this non-existent story became so popular that it got its TV show. The "Based on an original movie Psycho from 1960" is just clickbait, this story has nothing to do with the movie except the names of characters and location. Most of the episodes are filled with absurdly stupid and unrealistic plot twists which make the whole show boring and u…
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Season 5
2017|10 Episodes
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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