Bates Motel is an American psychological horror drama television series that aired from March 18, 2013, to April 24, 2017. It was developed by Carlton Cuse, Kerry Ehrin, and Anthony Cipriano, and is produced by Universal Television and American Genre for the cable network A&E.
It serves as a prequel to Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 film Psycho (based on Robert Bloch's 1959 novel of the same name), it depicts the lives of Norman Bates (Freddie Highmore) and his mother Norma (Vera Farmiga) prior to the events portrayed in the film.
Victims[]
Before the Series[]
- Ray Calhoun - Died of an unknown cause.
- Theresa Reyas - Committed suicide in an unknown manner.
- Li-Mui - Died of a fatal drug overdose given to her by an unknown person.
- Total - 3
Season 1[]
First You Dream, Then You Die[]
- Samuel "Sam" Bates - Hit in the back of the head by Norman Bates with a blender off-screen, body seen. Later shown in flashback.
- Keith Summers - Stabbed eight times in the stomach by Norma Bates with a kitchen knife.
- Total - 2
Nice Town You Picked, Norma...[]
- Jerry Martin - Died of his injuries after being badly burned in a car accident, possibly orchestrated by Gil Turner.
- Unnamed Man - Strung up and burned alive by Gil Turner off-screen, body shown.
- Total - 2
What's Wrong With Norman[]
- Rabbit - Killed by Ethan Chang and Dylan Massett off-camera. Shared kill.
- Total - 1
Trust Me[]
- None
Ocean View[]
- Ethan Chang - Bled out after being shot through the neck by an unnamed tweaker.
- Unnamed Tweaker - Ran over by Dylan Massett with Ethan's truck.
- Total - 2
The Truth[]
- Deputy Zack Shelby - Died of his injuries after being shot in the chest, leg and eye by Dylan Massett off-camera, gunshots heard.
- Total - 1
The Man in Number 9[]
- Juno (Dog) - Run over by an unnamed person with a car.
- Total - 1
A Boy and His Dog[]
- None
Underwater[]
- None
Midnight[]
- Joe Fioretti/Jake Abernathy - Shot four times by Alex Romero, causing him to fall into the ocean.
- Miss Blaire Watson - Throat slit by Norman Bates off-screen, body shown.
- Total - 2
Before Season 2[]
- Three Unknown People - Died of a drug overdose after being given tainted drugs by Kyle Miller.
- Carly Walters - Murdered by Kyle Miller off-screen.
- Cat's Husband - Died in a car crash off-screen, mentioned.
- Total - 5
Season 2[]
Gone But Not Forgotten[]
- Gilbert "Gil" Turner - Shot through the head by Bradley Martin.
- Total - 1
Shadow of a Doubt[]
- Johnny B. - Shot in the chest by Zane Morgan.
- Total - 1
Caleb[]
- Paco - Shot to death by unknown people on the orders of Nick Ford off-screen, body shown.
- Tony - Shot to death by unknown people on the orders of Nick Ford off-screen, body shown.
- Total - 2
Check-Out[]
- Councilman Lee Berman - Killed in a car crash orchestrated by Nick Ford off-screen, mentioned.
- Total - 1
The Escape Artist[]
- None
Plunge[]
- James "Jimmy" Brennen - Neck broken after being pushed head-first down a flight of stairs by Norman Bates.
- Total - 1
Presumed Innocent[]
- Dave Wilson's Son - Shot to death by Zane Morgan off-screen, body shown.
- Seven Unnamed Workers - Shot to death by Zane Morgan off-screen, bodies shown.
- Total - 8
Meltdown[]
- None
The Box[]
- Nicholas "Nick" Ford - Sliced across the mouth by Dylan Massett with a fire poker.
- Total - 1
The Immutable Truth[]
- Jodi Morgan - Shot twice in the chest by Zane Morgan.
- Zane Morgan - Shot in the chest by Alex Romero with a shotgun.
- Total - 2
Season 3[]
A Death in the Family[]
- Francine Calhoun - Died of an unknown cause off-screen, mentioned.
- Total - 1
The Arcanum Club[]
- Rabid Dog - Shot by Caleb Calhoun.
- Lindsay Davis - Killed by Bob Paris off-screen, body shown.
- Total - 2
Persuasion[]
- Annika Johnson - Died of her injuries after being shot in the stomach by Bob Paris off-screen.
- Total - 1
Unbreak-Able[]
- None
The Deal[]
- Clay DuFont - Shot in the head by Bob Paris off-screen, body shown.
- Total - 1
Norma Louise[]
- Marcus Young - Shot in the head by Alex Romero.
- Total - 1
The Last Supper[]
- None
The Pit[]
- Pierre - Shot in the chest by Caleb Calhoun.
- Two Unnamed Men - Shot to death by Caleb Calhoun.
- Unnamed Man - Shot in the head by Dylan Massett.
- Total - 4
Crazy[]
- None
Unconscious[]
- Robert "Bob" Paris - Shot twice in the stomach and once in the throat by Alex Romero.
- Bradley Martin - Back of her head repeatedly bashed against a rock by Norman Bates.
- Total - 2
Season 4[]
A Danger to Himself and Others[]
- Audrey Ellis-Decody - Strangled to death by Norman Bates with her own scarf.
- Total - 1
Goodnight, Mother[]
- None
Till Death Do You Part[]
- None
Lights of Winter[]
- None
Refraction[]
- None
The Vault[]
- None
There's No Place Like Home[]
- None
Unfaithful[]
- None
Forever[]
- Norma Louise Calhoun-Bates - Suffocated due to carbon monoxide poisoning in Norman Bates' failed murder-suicide attempt.
- Total - 1
Norman[]
- None
Season 5[]
Dark Paradise[]
- James Henry "Jim" Blackwell - Stabbed in the eye, throat slashed, and stabbed six times in the back by Norman Bates with a box cutter.
- Total - 1
The Convergence of the Twain[]
- None
Bad Blood[]
- Caleb Calhoun - Accidentally ran over by Chick Hogan with his car.
- Total - 1
Hidden[]
- None
Dreams Die First[]
- None
Marion[]
- Samuel Myron "Sam" Loomis - Stabbed and sliced ten times in the chest and then stabbed in the spinal cord by Norman Bates with a kitchen knife.
- Total - 1
Inseperable[]
- None
The Body[]
- Charles "Chick" Hogan - Shot through the head by Alex Romero.
- Total - 1
Visiting Hours[]
- None
The Cord[]
- Ex-Sheriff Alexander "Alex" Romero - Bludgeoned repeatedly with a rock and shot twice in the chest by Norman Bates with his own gun.
- Norman Bates - Shot in the chest by Dylan Massett.
- Total - 2
Deaths[]
- Total - 54
Kill Counts[]
- Zane Morgan - 11 (Deceased)
- Norman Bates - 9 (Deceased)
- Dylan Massett - 6 (Alive)
- Ex-Sheriff Alexander "Alex" Romero - 5 (Deceased)
- Kyle Miller - 4 (Alive)
- Caleb Calhoun - 4 (Deceased)
- Nicholas "Nick" Ford - 3 (Deceased)
- Robert "Bob" Paris - 3 (Deceased)
- Gilbert "Gil" Turner - 2 (Deceased)
- Bradley Martin - 1 (Deceased)
- Charles "Chick" Hogan - 1 (Deceased)
- Ethan Chang - 1 (Deceased)
- Norma Louise Calhoun-Bates - 1 (Deceased)