Created by former Lost show-runner Carlton Cuse and Friday Night Lights writer Kerry Ehrin, Bates Motel has been described as "a contemporary prequel to the genre-defining film [which] promises to give viewers an intimate portrayal of how Norman Bates' psyche unravels through his teenage years and just how deeply intricate his relationship to his mother, Norma, truly is."
In addition to Freddie Highmore and Vera Farmiga, the series is also set to feature the likes of Nestor Carbonell (The Dark Knight Rises), Max Thieriot (House at the End of the Street), Mike Vogel (Cloverfield) and Olivia Cooke (The Quiet Ones).
Check out the first trailer, which also includes comments from the cast and crew:
Bates Motel is set to begin airing in 2013.
