A&E said today that it is in early development on Bates Motel, a drama series that serves as a prequel to Alfred Hitchcock’s horror classic Psycho. Bates Motel, from Universal TV and writer Anthony Cipriano, will delve into how Norman Bates’ dark, twisted backstory from childhood through his teen years and will chronicle how his mother, Norma, and her lover damaged Norman, helping shape the most well-known serial killing motel owner in history.
Also in development at A&E is Those Who Kill, an adaptation of a Danish series which in turn was based on author Elsebeth Egholm’s books. The project, from Imagine Television and Fox21, centers on a female police detective and a “profiler” (forensic psychiatrist), on the hunt for serial killers. Glen Morgan will write the script and will executive produce with Brian Grazer, Francie Calfo, Peter Bose and Jonas Allen. The March 2011 premiere of Those Who Kill drew almost 1.5 million on Denmark’s TV2, the largest audience for a Danish scripted series on the channel in 2.5 years.
Source: Deadline
Bates Motel - A&E Developing a Prequel to Psycho
14 Jan 2012
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First GoodFellas, now this? NO NO NO. I mean the premise doesn't sound bad. But no. Psycho is a classic. A wonderful classic. As is GoodFellas.
ReplyDeleteTotally! I can't see what else they can really add and no one will ever be able to do Bates as well as Perkins
ReplyDeleteIf they can somehow go back in time, get Anthony Perkins in his prime, bring him to this time, and have him play Norman Bates again, then I will watch it, because no one can play Bates like Tony did. He was a master and a genius and that role will always be his!
ReplyDeleteThey are determined to screw up all the classic's.
ReplyDeleteHasn't the Psycho thing been done before? I seem to remember a prequel movie and a tv show called "Bates Motel".
ReplyDeleteIf they do go ahead with this, it might be even more disturbing than Psycho itself.
ReplyDeleteA&E will abandon development on "Bates Motel" once they realize this project's fatal flaw. If you're going to create a series where a serial killer is your protagonist, he has to be likeable (like Dexter). Norman Bates isn't likable. He's just creepy and off-putting.
ReplyDeletePsycho and that damn Bates Motel scared the living hell out of me when i was a little kid.I would never watch another picture if it had Anthony Perkins in it...
ReplyDeleteBates Motel just sounds like a big no-no. Anthony Perkins owns that role.
ReplyDeleteIt sounds interesting, but I'm not sure how far it would go. Plus, they're killing a classic, so...
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