Bates Motel/Season 1

Bates Motel is an American television series that blends elements of mystery, horror and psychological intrigue. It is based on the 1959 novel Psycho by author Robert Bloch, which is more widely known for it's 1960 feature film adaptation by director Alfred Hitchcock. Bates Motel began airing on A&E in March, 2013.

Season one of Bates Motel aired from March 18th to May 20th, 2013, spanning a total of ten episodes. The main cast for the season consists of Vera Farmiga as Norma Bates, Freddie Highmore putting on his "crazy pants" as everybdoy's favorite loony-toon Norman Bates, Max Thieriot as the heretofore unknown half-brother Dylan Massett, Olivia Cooke as Norma's gal-pal Emma Decody and Nicola Peltz as blonde cutsie love-interest Bradley Martin. Recurring guest stars in season one include Nestor Carbonell as Sheriff Alex Romero, Mike Vogel as Deputy Zack Shelby and Jere Burns as creepy motel guest Jake Abernathy.