The American psychological horror television series Bates Motel was a contemporary prequel to Alfred Hitchcock’s horror classic Psycho. The series centers on how Norman Bates’ psyche unravels throughout his teenage years, and how intricate his relationship with his mother, Norma, truly is.

Based on characters from Robert Bloch’s 1959 novel Psycho, Bates Motel aired from March 18, 2013 until April 24, 2017. The series begins in Arizona with the death of Norma’s husband, after which she buys the Seafarer motel located in a coastal Oregon town so that her and her son Norman can start a new life. Later seasons follow Norman as his mental illness becomes increasingly more dangerous, and Norma’s struggles to protect her son, at any cost.

Bates Motel aired on A&E for 5 seasons for a total of 50 episodes. The cast included Vera Farmiga as Norma Louise Bates and Freddie Highmore as Norman Bates, along with Max Thieriot, Olivia Cooke, Nestor Carbonell, Kenny Johnson, Ryan Hurst, Nicola Peltz Beckham, Keenan Tracey, Ian Tracey, Aliyah O’Brien, Isabelle McNally, Kevin Rahm, Michael Eklund and Damon Gupton.