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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A&E’s sort-of prequel to "Psycho" from "Lost’s" Carlton Cuse is refreshingly creepy.
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“Bates Motel,” a series beginning Monday on A&E, is a prequel of sorts to the movie “Psycho,” with Norman Bates as a teenager and his mother running ...
The A&E series returns with more drugs, small-town politics and mother-son head games.
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“Bates Motel,” a series beginning Monday on A&E, is a prequel of sorts to the movie “Psycho,” with Norman Bates as a teenager and his mother running ...
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A&E's "Psycho" prequel wonders how killers get made
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Bates Motel season 5 is an exciting and refreshing take on the Psycho mythology and continues to be a showcase for the outstanding cast.
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