Bates Motel: Season 5

2017 · 10 episodes · ★ 8.3

What Season 5 of Bates Motel

Almost two years after season 4, Norman is an adult living a double life. In public he appears to be balanced within White Pine Bay, but at home he suffers violent blackouts that are becoming more frequent, while Mother threatens to take complete control of his mind. Dylan and Emma are unaware of this decline, and Alex Romero wants to destroy his stepson and seeks revenge. In addition, new characters arrive, including Marion Crane, Madeleine and Sam Loomis, and Sheriff Dana Greene, who cross paths with Norman and put his secret at risk.

10episodes

Feb 20, 2017premiered

Apr 24, 2017Latest episode

7.4 hrtotal runtime

Season 5 Episodes

5x01 Dark Paradise
Feb 20, 2017 · 45 min · ★ 8.4
Norman tries to keep up appearances despite a troubling discovery. Dylan and Emma receive a surprise guest.
Directing: Tucker Gates · Writing: Kerry Ehrin · Starring: Kenny Johnson, Kyle Warren, Isabelle McNally, Austin Nichols
5x02 The Convergence of the Twain
Feb 27, 2017 · 45 min · ★ 8.4
Norman's date doesn't go as planned. Romero's frustrations reach a boiling point. Chick brings Norman a gift.
Director: Sarah Boyd · Writers: Steve Kornacki, Alyson Evans · Starring: Kenny Johnson, Daniel Boileau, Isabelle McNally, Austin Nichols
5x03 Bad Blood
Mar 6, 2017 · 44 min · ★ 7.9
Norman helps Chick with a project. Romero makes his move. An apologetic Madeleine reaches out to Norman.
Director: Sarah Boyd · Writer: Tom Szentgyorgyi · Starring: Kenny Johnson, Isabelle McNally, Austin Nichols, Travis Breure
5x04 Hidden
Mar 13, 2017 · 47 min · ★ 8.1
Norman discovers whom he can trust as he attempts to protect his secrets. Romero struggles to find safety.
Director: Max Thieriot · Writer: Torrey Speer · Starring: Kenny Johnson, Isabelle McNally, Malcolm Craig, Brooke Smith
5x05 Dreams Die First
Mar 20, 2017 · 46 min · ★ 8.4
Norman attempts to piece together Mother's movements. In Seattle, Dylan and Emma confront an ugly truth. Sam's girlfriend, Marion, makes a spur-of-the-moment decision with far-reaching consequences.
Director: Nestor Carbonell · Writers: Kerry Ehrin, Erica Lipez · Starring: Isabelle McNally, Austin Nichols, Brooke Smith, Rihanna
5x06 Marion
Mar 27, 2017 · 45 min · ★ 8.2
Norman checks in a special guest at the motel. Dylan grapples with devastating news. Sam and Madeleine face a crossroads in their marriage.
Director: Phil Abraham · Writers: Kerry Ehrin, Carlton Cuse · Starring: Isabelle McNally, Austin Nichols, Rihanna
5x07 Inseparable
Apr 3, 2017 · 42 min · ★ 7.8
Norman and Mother are brought together as trouble looms large; Romero convalesces with the help of an old friend; Dylan comes home.
Directing: Steph Green · Writing: Freddie Highmore · Starring: Isabelle McNally, Austin Nichols, Brooke Smith, Shannon Chan-Kent
5x08 The Body
Apr 10, 2017 · 45 min · ★ 8.4
Mother turns to tough love to protect Norman; Sheriff Greene opens a murder investigation; Dylan gets his brother help.
Directing: Freddie Highmore · Writing: Erica Lipez · Starring: Isabelle McNally, Brooke Smith, Natalia Cordova-Buckley, Zibby Allen
5x09 Visiting Hours
Apr 17, 2017 · 40 min · ★ 8.3
Norman's legal problems worsen; Emma tends to the family business as Dylan finds himself caught between his past and his future; Romero enacts his plan for revenge.
Director: Olatunde Osunsanmi · Writer: Scott Kosar · Starring: Isabelle McNally, Brooke Smith, Natalia Cordova-Buckley, Zibby Allen
5x10 The Cord Season Finale
Apr 24, 2017 · 44 min · ★ 8.8
Norman Bates comes home.
Directing: Tucker Gates · Writing: Kerry Ehrin, Carlton Cuse · Starring: Ian Tracey, Diana Bang, Brooke Smith, Natalia Cordova-Buckley