| Season One Bates Motel | |
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| Season Premiere | March 18th, 2013 |
| Season Finale | May 20th, 2013 |
| Episode Count | 10 |
| Cast | Vera Farmiga; Freddie Highmore; Max Thieriot; Olivia Cooke; Nicola Peltz |
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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.
Episodes[]
| Episode | Title | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1x1 | First You Dream, Then You Die | March 18th, 2013 |
| 1x2 | Nice Town You Picked, Norma | March 25th, 2013 |
| 1x3 | What's Wrong with Norman | April 1st, 2013 |
| 1x4 | Trust Me | April 8th, 2013 |
| 1x5 | Ocean View | April 15th, 2013 |
| 1x6 | The Truth | April 22nd, 2013 |
| 1x7 | The Man in Number 9 | April 29th, 2013 |
| 1x8 | A Boy and His Dog | May 6th, 2013 |
| 1x9 | Underwater | May 13th, 2013 |
| 1x10 | Midnight | May 20th, 2013 |
Cast[]
Principal cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Vera Farmiga | Norma Bates |
| Freddie Highmore | Norman Bates |
| Max Thieriot | Dylan Massett |
| Olivia Cooke | Emma Decody |
| Nicola Peltz | Bradley Martin |
Guest stars[]
Crew[]
Production[]
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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[]
- Not yet available.