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Synopsis: "Bates Motel" is a contemporary prequel to the genre-defining film "Psycho," and gives a portrayal of how Norman Bates' (Freddie Highmore) psyche unravels through his teenage years. Fans discover the dark, twisted backstory of Norman Bates and how deeply intricate his relationship with his mother, Norma (Vera Farmiga), truly is.
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery
  Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 5 wins & 61 nominations.
 
IMDB:
8.2
TV-MA
Year:
2013
45 min
1,669 Views


NORMAN’S POV - THE LANDSCAPE

Wild and isolated. MUSIC PLAYS OVER. Suddenly a GIRL’S

SMILING FACE comes into frame. This is BRADLEY KENNER, 16,

pretty, bright, and effortlessly sexy. She has a depth to her

that makes her seem older than she is - in a good way. She

takes the earbuds out of his ears and smiles a completely

winning smile. END MUSIC.

BRADLEY:

You’re new.

A CABAL OF CUTE TEENAGE GIRLS circle around him. Fresh meat

in a small town. Studying him like he’s in a petri dish.

Norman, not used to this kind of overt attention, covers his

anxiety. Smiles slyly.

NORMAN:

This must be a really small town -

The girls, JENNA, HAYDEN, LISSA, start pummeling him with

questions. Overlapping each other -

BRADLEY:

What’s your name?

NORMAN:

Norman Bates.

JENNA:

When did you move here, Norman

Bates?

NORMAN:

Last night -

BRADLEY:

Where? What house?

NORMAN:

Here. The house at the motel -

10.

HAYDEN:

Ohhh, you bought the motel -

LISSA:

You actually going to live here or

are you just flipping the property?

NORMAN:

We’re not flipping -

LISSA:

(to Hayden; meaningfully)

He’s not flipping -

JENNA:

You have any brothers?

NORMAN:

An older brother. He doesn’t live

here. Just me and my mom -

BRADLEY:

You have a girlfriend?

Everyone goes silent. Norman feels a little awkward.

NORMAN:

Um, no.

They all smile. A CONVERTIBLE BMW pulls up. The girl behind

the wheel, KENNEDY (17) smiles...

KENNEDY:

Want a ride?

BRADLEY:

(re:
new car)

You got it! Oh my God it’s

amazing!

The girls all jump in the car. (We may or may not notice all

the girls have really nice, expensive clothes and accessories

for “small town” kids. Weird.) Bradley grabs Norman’s hand -

BRADLEY (CONT’D)

C’mon -

Norman doesn’t know what he’s getting into but isn’t about to

say “no, I’ll wait for the bus.” He glances toward the

house, a little anxious, hoping his Mom isn’t seeing this.

11.

INT. BMW - MOMENTS LATER

It’s squished. Norman sits in the middle of the back seat, a

girl on either side. Bradley is on his lap. The girls are

all chattering away, acting like this is all completely

normal. Norman is, on one level, enjoying it, and on

another, deeper level, completely overwhelmed and freaked

out.

HAYDEN:

-- I totally would have hooked up

with him but he had left the party

with Kelly. The slut -

JENNA:

Oh sure - why is she the slut just

because a guy you’re hot for blew

you off and went with her? I

personally think he’s the slut -

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Carlton Cuse

Arthur Carlton Cuse (born March 22, 1959) is an American screenwriter, showrunner and producer, best known as an executive producer and screenwriter for the American television series Lost, for which he made the Time magazine list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2010. Cuse is considered a pioneer in transmedia storytelling. more…

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