Bates Motel/Season 1

Bates Motel is an American television series that blends elements of mystery, horror and psychological intrigue. It is based on the 1959 novel Psycho by author Robert Bloch, which is more widely known for it's 1960 feature film adaptation by director Alfred Hitchcock. Bates Motel began airing on A&E in March, 2013.

Season one of Bates Motel aired from March 18th to May 20th, 2013, spanning a total of ten episodes. The main cast for the season consists of Vera Farmiga as Norma Bates, Freddie Highmore putting on his "crazy pants" as everybdoy's favorite loony-toon Norman Bates, Max Thieriot as the heretofore unknown half-brother Dylan Massett, Olivia Cooke as Norma's gal-pal Emma Decody and Nicola Peltz as blonde cutsie love-interest Bradley Martin. Recurring guest stars in season one include Nestor Carbonell as Sheriff Alex Romero, Mike Vogel as Deputy Zack Shelby and Jere Burns as creepy motel guest Jake Abernathy.

Production

 * John Powers Middleton - Executive producer
 * Carlton Cuse - Executive producer
 * Kerry Ehrin - Executive producer
 * Tucker Gates - Co-executive producer
 * Jamie Kaye Wheeler - Associate producer
 * Cory Bird - Associate producer
 * Diane Ruggiero - Consulting producer

Directors

 * David Straiton
 * Ed Bianchi
 * Johan Renck
 * Paul Edwards
 * S.J. Clarkson
 * Tucker Gates

Writers

 * Anthony Cipriano
 * Bill Balas
 * Carlton Cuse
 * Jeff Wadlow
 * Kerry Ehrin

Notes & Trivia

 * In 1987, Richard Rothstein wrote and directed a television movie for NBC called Bates Motel. The telemovie was intended as a pilot episode for a potential spin-off anthology series, but was never picked up. The film's story contradicts elements of what is considered film canon, most notably by the revelation that Norman Bates died while in a sanitarium. Other than being part of the same licensed property, the television movie has no other connection to either the film series or the Bates Motel series.

Plot threads

 * The Sex Slave ring
 * The Murder of Keith Summers
 * The Asian captive
 * The Man in Room #9

Home video

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