After 5 seasons, the show aired its final episode in april 2017 and now fans are eagerly awaiting its arrival on netflix. The relationship between 17yearold norman bates freddie highmore and his mother norma vera farmiga is. When will season 5 of bates motel be streaming on netflix. Bates motel season 5 the fifth and final season of bates motel premiered on february 20, 2017, and concluded on april 24, 2017. In the last analysis, five seasons planned and five seasons completed, bates motel has done so right by its audience. The eerie prequel inches closer to psycho in final season. In may of 2016, the creators announced bates motel would end with a fifth and final season.
It is a luxury for a tv series to be able to complete its full story arc on its own terms, and bates motel has used this opportunity since season 4 to really hone in on what has always made the. Burdened with getting settled and starting new business, on the next day bates realize their pretty family motel keeps its terrible secrets and the small town, that is so beautiful at the first sight. Happy news the final new season will premiere a few weeks earlier. Executive producers carlton cuse and kerry ehrin break down the tragic series finale. If you have yet to watch the series, or just want to rewatch seasons one thru three, they are currently streaming, with season four to be added later this year on netflix. The executive producers made the announcement during their. The fifth and final season is coming to netflix around the world over the next 6 months to a year and were going to be giving you a rough release schedule below. Bates motel is a modernday prequel to the genredefining film psycho that gives viewers an intimate portrayal of norman bates as his psyche unravels thr. With only three episodes left in the entire arc of bates motel, past crimes are rising to the surface as new ones are being committed. The season consisted of 10 episodes and aired on mondays at 10 p. That is, until the end of the piece, where a spoiler warning will be provided.
Bates motels audience have come to know the strained, and at times, unique relationship the mother and son share. Would you have watched a sixth season or if this the right time. After five seasons, numerous deaths and a dark decent into madness, the world of. Bates motels fifth and final season is the shows revenge of the sith moment where all of the prequel material finally comes together.
Bates motel series finale explained hollywood reporter. New posters for bates motel season 5 highlight the unbreakable bond between norman freddie highmore and norma bates vera farmiga. After all, if youve just caught up and its fresh in your mind the chances are youre going to want to continue the story. Because if the final two episodes of season 4 made one thing clear, its that norma bates superglued eyelids be damned is quite. The fifth and final season of bates motel received a score of 81 out of 100 on metacritic. Bates motel, which was always plotted to be a five. Get exclusive videos, pictures, bios and check out more of your favorite moments from seasons past. From season 5 episode 10 the cord, after seeing normas corpse at the dinner table, dylan begs norman to face reality but norman is unwilling to. Bates motel season 5 promo hd the final season youtube. Bates motel season 5 download all new episodes for. Watch bates motel episodes online season 5 2017 tv guide.
The bates motel producer has participated in the ask me anything even on reddit, where he said they will make 20 more episodes 10 episodes each season centered mainly on the protagonist, norman. Incarcerated for a perjury, the vengeful sheriff romero hungers for a chance to destroy norman and avenge the murder of his one true love. The rotten fruit from this poisoned tree is finally ready. Jan 19, 2018 in the series finale, norman bates checks out. Half a year after the sudden death of her husband, norma bates vera farmiga wants to start a new start together with her son norman freddie. The fifth and final season of bates motel premiered on february 20, 2017, and concluded on april 24, 2017. Jan 09, 2017 norman is a good boy and knows how to keep his mother cool. Here is the final entry in our weekly recap and reflection series. In its final season, bates motel proved over and over again that it is one of the few series on television that can simultaneously subvert predictions, exceed expectations and make every shocking. Updated 21st august 2018 bates motel has been a popular tv series since it launched in 20 and has been a very popular show on netflix around the world. Check out the creepy new trailer in the player below and catch the bates motel season 5 premiere monday, february. Norman is a good boy and knows how to keep his mother cool. Bates motel is closing its doors after the upcoming fifth season.
New episodes of bates motel are upon us as the series. Watch the final 10 episodes of the iconic bates motel backtoback and uninterrupted. May 25, 2016 bates motel fans are still trying to process that creepy, heartbreaking, and scary season 4 finale, but with season 5 so far in the future, theres nothing to do but wonder how the show will go on without one of the most important characters. Bates motels final season brings the franchise full circle, with a satisfyingly creepy conclusion to the trials and tribulations of norman bates. The final season starts to being in elements from the original hitchcock film from the 1960s albeit they mix them up a bit to try and keep original.
Bates motel season 5 download all new episodes for free. How do you follow up the most intense and possibly impactful episodes in the history of bates motel. In a change to previous seasons, which all aired from march to may, this season premiered on february 20, 2017 and consisted of 10 episodes. As they have so many times in the last two seasons of bates motel, which were easily.
The final season is steeped in more hitchcockian lore than ever. The below analysis contains spoilers for bates motel season 4, but not the new season. The series itself is described as a contemporary prequel to the 1960 film psycho, following the life of norman bates and his mother norma prior to the events portrayed in the hitchcock film. Season 5 of bates motel is likely where we bridge that gap. On april 26, 2016, carlton cuse tweeted a photo of the writers on their first day back in the writers room for season 5 and freddie highmore was seated among them. Jul 09, 2017 bates motel is over with the fifth and final season. For its entire final season, alex romero has been fighting his way back tooth and nail, stomach wound and prison fight, stolen car and hostage situation, to be able to get back to norman bates. In its fifth and final season, psycho prequel series bates motel will finally catch up with the timeline of its cinematic precursor. The series has ended but, could there be a followup. Season 5 of bates motel was announced on june 15, 2015. The series was finished in 2017 with the fifth season. Bates motel season 3 offers more of the dark, twisted backstory of norman bates and how deeply intricate his relationship with his mother, norma, truly is. The series itself is described as a contemporary prequel to the 1960 film psycho, following the life of norman bates and his mother norma prior to the.
Its a reimaging of psycho and freddie highmore and vera farmiga give such great performances as norma and norman respectively. Heres an insight into when can fans expect bates motel season 5 to be on netflix and whether or not the show will be removed from the streaming service because the shows concluded. Bates motel season 5 premiere date final episode on a. Fan favorite and emmynominated actress vera farmiga returns for double duty as executive producer while also reprising her role as. Check out the creepy new trailer in the player below and catch the bates motel season 5.
Do not read until youve watched the series finale of bates motel, titled the cord. In its final season, bates motel proved over and over again that it is one of the few series on television that can simultaneously subvert predictions, exceed expectations of which there were. Bates motel creators break down the series finales messy tragedy. So, at the very latest, we can expect bates motel season 5 to be added to netflix by january 2018. What the shows creators choose to keep or change from the. Bates motel fans are still trying to process that creepy, heartbreaking, and scary season 4 finale, but with season 5 so far in the future, theres nothing to do but wonder how the show will go on without one of the most important characters. The fifth and final season of bates motel is now on netflix.
In its final season, bates motel proved over and over again that it is one. The final season has really upped the tension on this show. Bates motel s final season brings the franchise full circle, with a satisfyingly creepy conclusion to the trials and tribulations of norman bates. Oct 05, 2017 bates motel on netflix follows a more traditional release schedule where it gets new seasons added shortly before the new season would begin airing. New season gets added shortly before the premiere of the next new season, and past seasons have usually come to netflix us in january. Bates motel wraps up its stunning final season and five years of awkward motherandson bonding. Even if it was lying next to each other in earth for all eternity. Check in on norman bates asks far more questions than it answers in the course of three minutes. This series focuses around young norman bates freddie highmore life living in the motel with his mother, norma vera farmiga, prior to the events of his classic demise.
Bates motel season 5 trailer reveals normans chilling secret. In season 5, new arrivals threaten normans carefully. New bates motel final season posters show norman and norma. The fifth season of bates motel is quite possible the best season in the entire series. If you have yet to watch the series, or just want to rewatch seasons one thru three, they are currently streaming, with. Cuse views bates motel as a tragedy, and the main characters as tragic personas.
The executive producers made the announcement during their panel at comiccon in san diego, and with a post. New posters for bates motel season 5 highlight the unbreakable bond between. For example, season 4 came to netflix on january 21st, a month ahead of the february 20th final season premiere. Norma finds strength to really look at the truth about her son for the first time. After the husband death norma bates and her teenager son norman relocate to a quiet small town where she has bought a small motel and a house which were previously belonged to the summers family. I enjoyed it but i did feel it had gone on a season too many and there were definately plot threads throughout the 5 seasons that were pointless or random and some never really finished but the.