Entitled Bates Motel: The Check-Out, the 30-minute special will air from 11:04 to 11:34pm EST.
While ostensibly beginning life as a prequel to the classic Alfred Hitchcock shocker Psycho, A&E drama Bates Motel ended up becoming so much more, creating multiple original characters and relationships that helped enrich the tale of young Norman Bates (Freddie Highmore) and his uncomfortably close bond with mother Norma (Vera Farmiga).
Bates Motel is the rare series that many feel has continued to improve as the seasons have gone on, with last year’s season 4 continually ratcheting up the tension between Norman and Norma, until things finally reached a breaking point.
That breaking point ended up being the event that any fan of Bates Motel knew would eventually arrive, no matter how many times it might have seemed like it could be avoided.