Bates Motel Is The Perfect TV Adaptation Of A Movie
The fascination with Psycho began in 1959 with the publication of Robert Bloch's novel of the same title. Alfred Hitchcock would adapt the novel into a film the following year, which starred Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, John Gavin, and Vera Miles. Several sequels and reboots have been made over the years, but none have been part of the same conversation as Hitchcock's film. That would change with the arrival of the A&E series, Bates Motel in 2013.
Bates Motel ran for five seasons, and it never stopped delivering Psycho levels of horrifying suspense and gore. The series was meant to serve as a prequel to Hitchcock's Psycho, and for the most part, Bates Motel could lead into Psycho beautifully.Bates Motel stars The Conjuring's Vera Farmiga and Freddie Highmore as the notorious members of the Bates family. Other cast members include Max Thieriot, Olivia Cooke, Nestor Carbonell, and Kenny Johnson.
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Bates Motel starts long before the events of Psycho. Norma (Farmiga) and Norman (Highmore) purchase a motel six months after the death of Norman's father. Their arrival is quickly opposed by many of the area's locals, including the motel's former owner Keith Summers. He breaks into the home shortly after the Bates' arrival and attacks Norma. Norman stabs the man to death (in typical Psycho fashion) and he and Norma cover up his murder. The sudden disappearance of Keith lands on the radar of Sheriff Alex Romero (Carbonell), who has his first run-in of many with the Bates family. This is only the first of countless grizzly crimes that take place on the property following the arrival of Norma and Norman, though it's soon learned that
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