Bates Motel: Season 1

2013 · 10 episodes · ★ 7.6

What Season 1 of Bates Motel

After the death of Norma's husband in Arizona, she and her son Norman move to White Pine Bay, a coastal town in Oregon. Norma has bought the Seafairer Motel to start over. Norman, frail-looking and very close to his mother, has a possessive relationship that shapes much of the family's decisions. They soon discover that this seemingly perfect paradise hides dangerous secrets, and life at the motel becomes complicated from the start. Norma begins to distrust the townspeople, while Dylan causes trouble at home and both Bateses are pulled into the town's darkest side.

10episodes

Mar 18, 2013released

May 20, 2013latest episode

7.3 hrtotal runtime

Season 1 Episodes

1x01 First You Dream, Then You Die
Mar 18, 2013 · 49 min · ★ 7.4
Widow Norma Bates and her shy teenage son, Norman, seek a fresh start in a coastal town filled with secrets. The arrival of an unexpected guest turns the Bates' lives upside down.
Directing: Tucker Gates · Writing: Anthony Cipriano, Kerry Ehrin · Starring: Nestor Carbonell, Nicola Peltz, Mike Vogel, Richard Harmon
1x02 Nice Town You Picked, Norma...
Mar 25, 2013 · 43 min · ★ 7.1
Dylan wastes no time causing trouble at home and all the while, the Bates family is inexorably drawn into the dark underbelly of White Pine Bay.
Directing: Tucker Gates · Writing: Kerry Ehrin · Starring: Nestor Carbonell, Nicola Peltz, Mike Vogel, Richard Harmon
1x03 What's Wrong with Norman
Apr 1, 2013 · 43 min · ★ 7.7
Dylan starts his new job and learns that there is more to it than he thought. Meanwhile, Norman and Emma make a shocking discovery.
Directing: Paul A. Edwards · Writing: Jeff Wadlow · Starring: Nestor Carbonell, Nicola Peltz, Mike Vogel, Peter Bryant
1x04 Trust Me
Apr 8, 2013 · 44 min · ★ 7.8
Norma's suspicions about people in town are raised, but other distractions continue to surface.
Directing: Johan Renck · Writing: Kerry Ehrin · Starring: Nestor Carbonell, Nicola Peltz, Mike Vogel, Ian Hart
1x05 Ocean View
Apr 15, 2013 · 43 min · ★ 7.7
Norman desperately seeks his mother's return home as Norma gets some much needed help. Norman and Emma find more clues that lead to a big discovery, while Norman continues to pursue Bradley.
Directing: David Straiton · Writing: Jeff Wadlow · Starring: Nicola Peltz, Mike Vogel, Diana Bang, Terry Chen
1x06 The Truth
Apr 22, 2013 · 43 min · ★ 8.1
Dylan asks Norman to move in with him. Chaos ensues at the Bates home as Norma tells Emma that some things are better kept to themselves.
Directing: Tucker Gates · Writing: Kerry Ehrin, Carlton Cuse · Starring: Mike Vogel, Ian Tracey, Diana Bang, Vincent Gale
1x07 The Man in Number 9
Apr 29, 2013 · 44 min · ★ 7.0
Norma's first guest at the Bates Motel is not what she expected. Norman discovers that even popular girls are complicated.
Directing: SJ Clarkson · Writing: Kerry Ehrin · Starring: Nestor Carbonell, Nicola Peltz, Mike Vogel, Jere Burns
1x08 A Boy and His Dog
May 6, 2013 · 43 min · ★ 7.4
Norma finds herself in conflict with a mysterious strangers. Rumors spread at school, and Bradley is not enthused. Dylan and Remo go on a road trip that has a violent outcome. Norman takes up a grisly hobby.
Directing: Ed Bianchi · Writing: Bill Balas · Starring: Nestor Carbonell, Nicola Peltz, Ian Tracey, Jere Burns
1x09 Underwater
May 13, 2013 · 44 min · ★ 7.6
Abernathy amps up the pressure, but Norma doesn't know what he wants. Dylan and Bradley connect. Norman has an active imagination, which Miss Watson encourages. Emma goes on a trip.
Directing: Tucker Gates · Writing: Kerry Ehrin, Carlton Cuse · Starring: Nestor Carbonell, Nicola Peltz, Ian Tracey, Jere Burns
1x10 Midnight Season Finale
May 20, 2013 · 44 min · ★ 8.1
Romero decides that it is time to act, and Norman takes Emma to the dance. Miss Watson gives Norman a ride home.
Directing: Tucker Gates · Writing: Kerry Ehrin, Carlton Cuse · Starring: Nestor Carbonell, Nicola Peltz, Jere Burns, Richard Harmon