And it’s on this very issue — when is violence too much? — that A&E’s “Bates Motel,” an inventive return to “Psycho’s” realm, very nearly had me rushing to check out and leave.

Bates Motel, A&E’s exploration of the early years of notorious madman Norman Bates (Freddie Highmore), begins to intersect with Alfred Hitchcock’s classic 1960 film — including a multi ...

Note: full spoilers for Bates Motel Season 1 follow. Bates Motel shouldn't exist. As The Shield creator Shawn Ryan said at the Paley panel he hosted for the show, by all accounts, this series ...

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains details of tonight’s Bates Motel series finale. Tonight, A&E’s Bates Motel wrapped up its five-season run with the episode “The Cord,” and when you think ...

Rihanna made her television acting debut on Monday’s episode of Bates Motel-- and it’s going to leave the RihannaNavy wanting more. The 29-year-old singer-actress plays Janet Leigh’s iconic ...

By Tim Goodman Bates Motel Screen Grab - H 2013 The Bottom Line Hitchcock devotees might think they know how it all ends, but this series takes the infamous Bates family in intriguing new directions.

Audiences have demonstrated a taste for even flawed horror, but after almost-certain sampling, keeping "Bates Motel" open should be its own nightmare. Even before producers Carlton Cuse ("Lost ...

The newest Sheriff Country crossover on Fire Country featured some nods to Max Thieriot‘s days on Bates Motel, but did you catch every Easter egg? During the Friday, April 4, episode ...