The casting was initially revealed through a Season 5 press release, and Deadline reports that Nichols’ Loomis will be an enigmatic and genial new arrival in White Pine Bay who doesn’t take long in building up a most unfriendly relationship with Norman.
Austin Nichols, who was last seen along with everyone else in The Walking Dead’s Season 7 mid-year finale, will be a part of Bates Motel in a recurring capacity.
It’s not immediately clear if this will be a role that will compare heavily to the Sam Loomis of the film/novel, but it should be interesting to see how things are handled.