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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Contains spoilers for Bates Motel seasons 1-4. Over the past few years a quirky, violent, blackly comedic and very clever television series has challenged the notions of exactly what a reboot can be.

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 ...

A&E is sticking with its flagship drama series, Bates Motel, giving the Psycho prequel a two-season, 20-episode pickup. The renewal is for Seasons 4 and 5, with the network stopping short of ...