Starring Freddie Highmore as infamous mother killer Norman Bates and Vera Farmiga as his questionably close mother Norma, Bates Motel began life as sort of a prequel to the Psycho film series.
At this point, Bates Motel is less a precursor to Psycho than it is an alternate universe take on the Bates family story.
What’s to come for Norman in Bates Motel’s upcoming fifth and final season?
Not that every movie to TV translation is a guaranteed ratings success, just ask FOX’s The Exorcist.