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.
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Vera Farmiga
Norma Bates
Freddie Highmore
Norman Bates
Max Thieriot
Dylan Massett
Olivia Cooke
Emma Decody
Nestor Carbonell
Alex Romero
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10 episodes • 2013Avg: 7.5Valley of Despair
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | First You Dream, Then You Die | Mar 18, 2013 | 7.4 |
| 2 | Nice Town You Picked, Norma... | Mar 25, 2013 | 7.0 |
| 3 | What's Wrong with Norman | Apr 1, 2013 | 7.6 |
| 4 | Trust Me | Apr 8, 2013 | 7.7 |
| 5 | Ocean View | Apr 15, 2013 | 7.6 |
| 6 | The Truth | Apr 22, 2013 | 8.0 |
| 7 | The Man in Number 9 | Apr 29, 2013 | 6.9 |
| 8 | A Boy and His Dog | May 6, 2013 | 7.3 |
| 9 | Underwater | May 13, 2013 | 7.5 |
| 10 | Midnight | May 20, 2013 | 8.0 |
10 episodes • 2014Avg: 7.9
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gone But Not Forgotten | Mar 3, 2014 | 7.4 |
| 2 | Shadow of a Doubt | Mar 10, 2014 | 7.7 |
| 3 | Caleb | Mar 17, 2014 | 7.5 |
| 4 | Check-Out | Mar 24, 2014 | 7.8 |
| 5 | The Escape Artist | Mar 31, 2014 | 7.9 |
| 6 | Plunge | Apr 7, 2014 | 8.2 |
| 7 | Presumed Innocent | Apr 14, 2014 | 8.0 |
| 8 | Meltdown | Apr 21, 2014 | 8.0 |
| 9 | The Box | Apr 28, 2014 | 8.3 |
| 10 | The Immutable Truth | May 5, 2014 | 8.3 |
10 episodes • 2015Avg: 7.9
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Death in the Family | Mar 9, 2015 | 7.2 |
| 2 | The Arcanum Club | Mar 16, 2015 | 7.5 |
| 3 | Persuasion | Mar 23, 2015 | 7.5 |
| 4 | Unbreak-Able | Mar 30, 2015 | 7.9 |
| 5 | The Deal | Apr 6, 2015 | 8.0 |
| 6 | Norma Louise | Apr 13, 2015 | 8.6 |
| 7 | The Last Supper | Apr 20, 2015 | 8.2 |
| 8 | The Pit | Apr 27, 2015 | 8.3 |
| 9 | Crazy | May 4, 2015 | 8.0 |
| 10 | Unconscious | May 11, 2015 | 8.3 |
10 episodes • 2016Avg: 8.3Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Danger to Himself and Others | Mar 7, 2016 | 8.1 |
| 2 | Goodnight, Mother | Mar 14, 2016 | 8.6 |
| 3 | 'Til Death Do You Part | Mar 21, 2016 | 8.2 |
| 4 | Lights of Winter | Mar 28, 2016 | 7.6 |
| 5 | Refraction | Apr 11, 2016 | 7.6 |
| 6 | The Vault | Apr 18, 2016 | 8.1 |
| 7 | There's No Place Like Home | Apr 25, 2016 | 7.9 |
| 8 | Unfaithful | May 2, 2016 | 8.4 |
| 9 | Forever | May 9, 2016 | 9.1 |
| 10 | Norman | May 16, 2016 | 8.9 |
10 episodes • 2017Avg: 8.3Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dark Paradise | Feb 20, 2017 | 8.5 |
| 2 | The Convergence of the Twain | Feb 27, 2017 | 8.4 |
| 3 | Bad Blood | Mar 6, 2017 | 8.1 |
| 4 | Hidden | Mar 13, 2017 | 8.2 |
| 5 | Dreams Die First | Mar 20, 2017 | 8.6 |
| 6 | Marion | Mar 27, 2017 | 8.1 |
| 7 | Inseparable | Apr 3, 2017 | 7.7 |
| 8 | The Body | Apr 10, 2017 | 8.5 |
| 9 | Visiting Hours | Apr 17, 2017 | 8.3 |
| 10 | The Cord | Apr 24, 2017 | 8.9 |
