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TV series

Bates Motel

Together until the end.

2013 · TV-MA · 5 seasons · 50 episodes

Created by Carlton Cuse, Kerry Ehrin and Anthony Cipriano

8.0

TMDB audience score
1,855 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

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.

About 37h 30m to watch every episode. An estimate: 50 episodes at the typical episode runtime of 45 minutes.

Where to watch

Official options in the United States:

Subscription

  • Amazon Prime Video
  • Amazon Prime Video with Ads

Free

  • The CW

Buy

  • Amazon Video
  • Apple TV Store
  • Google Play Movies
  • Fandango At Home

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Main cast

  • Vera Farmiga
    Norma Bates
    50 episodes

  • Freddie Highmore
    Norman Bates
    50 episodes

  • Max Thieriot
    Dylan Massett
    50 episodes

  • Olivia Cooke
    Emma Decody
    50 episodes

  • Nestor Carbonell
    Alex Romero
    50 episodes

  • Kenny Johnson
    Caleb Calhoun
    18 episodes

  • Ryan Hurst
    Chick Hogan
    15 episodes

  • Nicola Peltz Beckham
    Bradley Martin
    14 episodes

  • Keenan Tracey
    Gunner
    14 episodes

  • Ian Tracey
    Remo Wallace
    12 episodes

  • Aliyah O'Brien
    Regina
    12 episodes

  • Kevin Rahm
    Bob Paris
    10 episodes

  • Isabelle McNally
    Madeleine Loomis
    9 episodes

  • Michael Eklund
    Zane Morgan
    8 episodes

  • Michael O'Neill
    Nick Ford
    8 episodes

  • Keegan Connor Tracy
    Blaire Watson
    8 episodes

  • Damon Gupton
    Gregg Edwards
    8 episodes

  • Andrew Howard
    Will Decody
    8 episodes

Seasons