Norman Bates (Bates Motel)

For the mainstream version, see: Norman Bates

Norman Bates is the protagonist villain of Bates Motel, a 2013 TV series based on the horror classic Psycho, and he turned into the main villain from Season 4 onwards after he went insane and killed his mother, Norma.

He is portrayed by Freddie Highmore.

History
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Trivia

 * This is Freddie Highmore's first villain role.
 * Some fans said Freddie Highmore bears physical similiarities with Anthony Perkins, the original portrayer of Norman in 1960 film produced by Alfred Hitchcock.
 * Of note are the following differences between the TV Norman and the original Norman:
 * 1) The timeline is set in modern day, with the first season occurring in 2013, even though the show is some sort of prequel.
 * 2) The fictional setting takes place in White Pine Bay, Oregon, as opposed to the fictional setting in the original films, Fairvale, California.
 * 3) Norma buys the hotel and adjacent house from a realtor, both of which are in a run-down state and in need of a lot of renovation. In the films however it is established that the Bates family, Norma at least, lived there for some time before Norma's new husband Chet decided to build the motel nearby.
 * 4) Norma in the show is, so far, a lot less caustic than the Norma seen in Psycho IV. She also appears to be aware, and more understanding, of Norman's regular trance-like psychotic episodes.
 * 5) Norman has an older brother in the show, however is depicted as an only child in the films.
 * 6) John Bates was killed by Norman via bludgeoning for abusing Norma; in Psycho IV it is established that he was stung to death by bees.
 * 7) Norman is currently 17, and has not killed Norma yet, while in the films, he killed her when he was 15.
 * 8) Norma and Norman's relationship in the show is apparently strengthened when he rescues her from an intruder who tries to rape her.
 * 9) Norman is seen to take a keen interest in taxidermy after befriending a stray dog which gets run over and killed by a car. This interest is likely an attempt to explain how he was able to preserve Norma's corpse for so long.
 * 10) Norman finally killed Norma in the Episode 9 of the Fourth Season by poisoning her with gas.