Image Gallery Now Online for Bates Motel Episode 1.02: Nice Town You Picked, Norma

We are simply giddy that so many people are going psycho for “Bates Motel.” Having already seen the next few episodes, I can tell you first-hand the series continues to deliver. On tap right now is a gallery of images from the show’s second episode, “Nice Town You Picked, Norma.” Dig it!

A&E’s “Bates Motel,” from executive producers Carlton Cuse (“Lost”) and Kerry Ehrin (“Friday Night Lights”), is a contemporary prequel to the genre-defining film Psycho and promises to give viewers an intimate portrayal of how Norman Bates’ psyche unravels through his teenage years. Fans will have access to the dark, twisted backstory of Norman Bates and how deeply intricate his relationship with his mother, Norma, truly is.

The series stars Academy Award nominee Vera Farmiga (Up in the Air, The Departed), Freddie Highmore (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Finding Neverland), Max Thieriot (Disconnect), Olivia Cooke (Blackout), and Nicola Peltz (The Last Airbender). Season One also co-stars Nestor Carbonell (“Lost,” The Dark Knight Rises) and Mike Vogel (“Pan Am”). “Bates Motel” is produced by Universal Television for A&E Network. Cuse and Ehrin serve as executive producers for Carlton Cuse Productions.

Read our “Bates Motel” review here.

Photos by: Joseph Lederer

“Bates Motel” Episode 1.02 – “Nice Town You Picked, Norma” (3/25/13 air date):
Dylan (Thieriot) immediately begins causing trouble; the Bates (Farmiga, Highmore) are drawn into the secrets surrounding White Pine Bay.

For more info visit the official “Bates Motel” website.

Click on the below image to watch the premiere episode via the A&E website.