Resurrecting the "Psycho" Mrs. Bates means mixing J. Crew, J Brand and James Perse with custom-made costumes. By Elizabeth Snead Bates Motel Episodic - H 2012 We all know how the story of Norman ...

Comic-Con: How ‘Bates Motel’ Makes Norman and His Mom More Likable (Guest Blog) The A&E show’s screenwriters say they wanted fans to get to know Norman — before he went psycho.

PREQUEL: In this new series, set before the classic movie “Psycho,” Norman (Freddie Highmore ) has a lot of reasons to blame his mother (Vera Farmiga) for his unfortunate attachment to her ...

“Norman’s 18; he shouldn’t be sleeping in the same bed with his mom.” Norman is all smiles and giggles when his mother gives him a promotion at their titular motel. “I’m going to make ...

A&E explores Norman's unsettling early story in Bates Motel, a prequel that premieres Monday (10 ET/PT). There's the iconic vertical house looming above the squat motel, and that iconic stairway ...

Here teenage Norman Bates (Freddie Highmore) and his possessive mother Norma (Vera Farmiga) get close on a motel bed while sort of glaring at the viewer.

If there was any lingering confusion over the fate of Norma Bates, presumed dead at the end of last week’s episode thanks to Norman’s attempted murder-suicide, this week’s finale put any ...

Fifty-three years after Norman Bates scared moviegoers out of their wits by stabbing Marion Crane in “Psycho,” a new TV series suggests part of his problem was having the world’s creepiest mom.