via press release:
A&E NETWORK ORDERS "BATES MOTEL" TO SERIES
NETWORK BYPASSES PILOT PROCESS TO ORDER 10 EPISODES
PRESENT DAY SERIES INSPIRED BY HITCHCOCK'S "PSYCHO" WILL EXPLORE THE FORMATION OF THE ICONIC CHARATERS OF NORMAN AND NORMA BATES AND THE WORLD THEY INHABIT
New York, NY – July 2, 2012 - A&E Network is going directly to series on "Bates Motel" from Universal Television with Carlton Cuse ("Lost") and Kerry Ehrin ("Friday Night Lights" and "Parenthood") serving as executive producers, it was announced today jointly by Bob DeBitetto, President and General Manager, A&E Network and BIO Channel and the network's Executive Vice President of Programming, David McKillop. The network is moving straight to series, bypassing a pilot, with a 10-episode order. Pre-production and casting will begin immediately.
"We are proud to be partnering with Carlton Cuse and Kerry Ehrin on their thrilling reinvention of one of the most compelling characters in cinematic history," said DeBitetto and McKillop. "It's a provocative project from two of the best storytellers in the business and we're looking forward to getting started."
"Bates Motel," inspired by Hitchcock's genre-defining film, "Psycho," is a contemporary exploration of the formative years of Norman Bates, relationship with his mother, Norma, and the world they inhabit. Viewers will have access to the dark, twisted backstory and learn first-hand how Norma helped forge the most famous serial killer of them all. "Bates Motel" will premiere on A&E in 2013.
"Bates Motel" is produced by Universal Television and Carlton Cuse Productions for A&E Network. Carlton Cuse and Kerry Ehrin serve as executive producers.
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Def going to watch this..
What do they mean 2013 does that mean the year comming up or 2013-2014?
maybe January or summer or fall.. it could be anytime, but yes it during the 2013-2014 season
Going to be awful
@sofaslug – How do you know it’s going to be awful. Have you seen it?
Hmmmm, i’ll have to check it out. Loved the Psycho movies
I will defently watch this. With Dallas being brought back and now this, I am on cloud 9. I can’t wait I hope it is a huge success.
Bjm, we don’t have to eat sh1t to know that it is not tasty.
Sounds good. Carlton can run a show
The batting average for straight-to-series shows is very bad.
Recent shows that have gone straight-to-series: The Firm, Boss, L&O: LA, Kath & Kim, The Good Guys, Terra Nova, Dollhouse, Kings, The Philathropist, Anger Management.
One key exception: The Walking Dead. But that had source material, a very short first season order (6 episodes), and even then they fired the show-runner during season 2.