Bates Motel

#479 in the all-time ranking · #235 among series

0 Emmy wins · 3 nominations

Age rating

TV-MA

Episode runtime

45m

Bates Motel is rated TV-MA; episodes run about 45m.

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.

Streaming in Switzerland: Amazon Prime Video