--- product_id: 55451273 title: "Bates Motel - Season 1" price: "€ 8.93" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 9 url: https://www.desertcart.fr/products/55451273-bates-motel-season-1 store_origin: FR region: France --- # Bates Motel - Season 1 **Price:** € 8.93 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Bates Motel - Season 1 - **How much does it cost?** € 8.93 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.fr](https://www.desertcart.fr/products/55451273-bates-motel-season-1) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description From the producers of Lost and Friday Night Lights comes a modern day prequel to the iconic horror film, Psycho. After finding his father dead, teenager Norman Bates (Freddie Highmore) and his mother, Norma (Vera Farmiga), purchase a motel and move to White Pine Bay in search of a new life, but they soon discover this idyllic seaside town hides some deadly secrets. Unable to trust anyone but each other, the two indulge in a deeply twisted relationship that raises the question: does mother really know best? Bonus features: Deleted Scenes, Paley Center panel discussion with cast & crew. Review: Norman Bates is BACK - I bought this having never seen an episode, and having never seen the Psycho movie, i thought it sounded good, anyway the DVD arrived, i watched the first episode, and became addicted kept wanting more! and i watched the whole season in a couple of days! its superbly acted and brilliantly written , when I'd finished i Orderd the Psycho movie box set, as i was eager to see how Norman bates turned out, and I thinking watching bates motel makes the movie even better!! seeing how norman bates grew up really adds depth th the film, and Freddie Highmore who plays norman does a great job , infact you can see similar characteristics in the way anthony perkins plays him too, you can beleive that perkins is Freddie Highmores norman bates as 10 or so years older. Freddie Highmore plays him perfect, awkward, shy, twisted to a T so if like me your in the UK and cant wait for season 2 to come out on dvd! (WHY oh WHY do we have to wait so long! i wish this was on the bbc) why not buy the psycho movie as a stop gap for now. LOVE the show! cant wait for season 2!! Review: Two is a crowd - I need to mention for starters that I never saw Psycho, so for a relevant comparison or thesis on that iconic film and its prequel you need not read on, otherwise it might be refreshing to read some unbiased thoughts on Bates Motel. The first two of the ten-episode series are something of an interlude, trying to find the right pace, but then the race is on. The colour scheme is dominated by brilliantly photographed greens and greys, befitting the mood. The suspense - the unavoidable entering of sparsely lit basements and climbing spooky staircases etc. never becomes genuinely frightening, it stays a character-driven show. From the start it is clear that the relationship of mother Norma, a blond looker in her early 40's and her introverted seventeen-year old son Norman is not ideal. The smothering kind of not ideal. Episode one opens with Norman's discovering his father lying dead in the garage. Norma, acting on impulse -one of her trademark characteristics - decides to move her two-member household to White Pine Bay where she has bought the titular property, planning to run it with no prior experience. A mistake with gruesome consequences, for the little community -thriving on a certain herbal substance, and it's not tea - doesn't take kindly to strangers. Soon mother and son find themselves firmly entrenched in a web threaded with horror. I have heard or read some found no development in the relationship between Norma and Norman - I agree, would go even as far at deeming it stagnant, but this is precisely what makes the dynamics between them as a team and outsiders interesting. The first 'intruder' happens to be the one character showing true development: Dylan. He is Norma's other son, Norman's neglected older half-brother who shows up on the motel's doorstep in episode two. Norma, who hasn't even bothered to inform Dylan about moving or providing an address, reluctantly (re)admits him to her house - albeit it temporarily. Dylan obviously had to grow up fast and didn't steer clear of the wrong side of the tracks in the process. He is also clever and sensitive. Dylan helps Norman to read girl-signals (those of the calculating Bradley), using his brother's hormones as a window to get closer, for the possessive Norma is not one to welcome the growing sexual needs of her youngest. So the development is Dylan's, as he slowly warms to his brother - and his mother. After Norma confides the horrible truth about the schizophrenic Norman to him Dylan could and probably should run. He finds himself caring instead, from hesitating in his growing crush on Bradley for his brother's sake to defending his family to the point of getting injured. Nowhere does this become a triangle relationship, but the dynamics of when and where the 'Norm's block' let Dylan in is strong enough to carry the show. Another interesting relation is that of Norma and sheriff Alex Romero. She, used to manipulate the men around her, fails to dig her nails into him. Similar to Grimm's Captain Renard, he is a layered small town king - though by the end of series one his aims seem to be personal gain rather than benefitting a larger scheme. Norma is played by Vera Farmiga. She is fascinating, for never before have I seen such a relentlessly unsympathetic creature taking up so much screen time without wanting to stop watching. Even during moments you should feel for her your gut tells you she is manipulating. Freddie Highmore as Norman also delivers. You feel for him and his isolated inner life, and yet ... would you want to put an arm round him? Feel those shoulders tense? It's hard to play endearing, but harder to play endearing with a slightly repulsive edge. The ran-over and then stuffed dog is a case in point. Then there is Max Thieriot, giving a stellar performance as Dylan. Thieriot acts his lines, but even more so the unspoken text between them. The gorgeous Olivia Cook is heart-wrenching as Emma, and LOST's Nestor Carbonell an icy sheriff. I adored Mike Vogel too, but perhaps for reasons irrelevant here - he could have spiced up his corrupt character Shelby more. Other weak points I found in otherwise strong scripting: the denouement after episode six, having everything coming after it as something like series 1 1/2, and much earlier the apparent ease with which the popular school girls invite Norman to join them, while ultimately deeming him not good enough. The subtle music is there and not there, which is befitting the gloomy atmosphere. Sound and picture are as one would expect from a product of, erm, this age and lifetime. Bring on season two! ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B00DGMXECK | | Actors | Freddie Highmore, Max Thierot, Nicola Peltz, Olivia Cooke, Vera Farmiga | | Aspect Ratio | 16:9 - 1.78:1 | | Best Sellers Rank | 16,367 in DVD & Blu-ray ( See Top 100 in DVD & Blu-ray ) 1,587 in Crime (DVD & Blu-ray) 2,137 in Thriller (DVD & Blu-ray) 2,684 in Box Sets (DVD & Blu-ray) | | Country of origin | United Kingdom | | Customer reviews | 4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars (825) | | Is discontinued by manufacturer | No | | Item model number | 5050582954876 | | Language | English (Dolby Digital 5.1) | | Media Format | PAL | | Number of discs | 3 | | Product Dimensions | 13.5 x 1.5 x 19 cm; 83.16 g | | Release date | 3 Feb. 2014 | | Run time | 7 hours | | Studio | Universal Pictures UK | | Subtitles: | Danish, Danish, Danish, Finnish, Finnish, Finnish, Norwegian, Norwegian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Swedish, Swedish | ## Product Details - **Contributor:** Freddie Highmore, Max Thierot, Nicola Peltz, Olivia Cooke, Vera Farmiga - **Format:** PAL - **Genre:** Television|Drama - **Language:** English - **Number of discs:** 3 ## Images ![Bates Motel - Season 1 - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81K26b1k4VL.jpg) ![Bates Motel - Season 1 - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81s27DPw9uL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Norman Bates is BACK *by M***T on 19 February 2014* I bought this having never seen an episode, and having never seen the Psycho movie, i thought it sounded good, anyway the DVD arrived, i watched the first episode, and became addicted kept wanting more! and i watched the whole season in a couple of days! its superbly acted and brilliantly written , when I'd finished i Orderd the Psycho movie box set, as i was eager to see how Norman bates turned out, and I thinking watching bates motel makes the movie even better!! seeing how norman bates grew up really adds depth th the film, and Freddie Highmore who plays norman does a great job , infact you can see similar characteristics in the way anthony perkins plays him too, you can beleive that perkins is Freddie Highmores norman bates as 10 or so years older. Freddie Highmore plays him perfect, awkward, shy, twisted to a T so if like me your in the UK and cant wait for season 2 to come out on dvd! (WHY oh WHY do we have to wait so long! i wish this was on the bbc) why not buy the psycho movie as a stop gap for now. LOVE the show! cant wait for season 2!! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Two is a crowd *by F***0 on 29 April 2014* I need to mention for starters that I never saw Psycho, so for a relevant comparison or thesis on that iconic film and its prequel you need not read on, otherwise it might be refreshing to read some unbiased thoughts on Bates Motel. The first two of the ten-episode series are something of an interlude, trying to find the right pace, but then the race is on. The colour scheme is dominated by brilliantly photographed greens and greys, befitting the mood. The suspense - the unavoidable entering of sparsely lit basements and climbing spooky staircases etc. never becomes genuinely frightening, it stays a character-driven show. From the start it is clear that the relationship of mother Norma, a blond looker in her early 40's and her introverted seventeen-year old son Norman is not ideal. The smothering kind of not ideal. Episode one opens with Norman's discovering his father lying dead in the garage. Norma, acting on impulse -one of her trademark characteristics - decides to move her two-member household to White Pine Bay where she has bought the titular property, planning to run it with no prior experience. A mistake with gruesome consequences, for the little community -thriving on a certain herbal substance, and it's not tea - doesn't take kindly to strangers. Soon mother and son find themselves firmly entrenched in a web threaded with horror. I have heard or read some found no development in the relationship between Norma and Norman - I agree, would go even as far at deeming it stagnant, but this is precisely what makes the dynamics between them as a team and outsiders interesting. The first 'intruder' happens to be the one character showing true development: Dylan. He is Norma's other son, Norman's neglected older half-brother who shows up on the motel's doorstep in episode two. Norma, who hasn't even bothered to inform Dylan about moving or providing an address, reluctantly (re)admits him to her house - albeit it temporarily. Dylan obviously had to grow up fast and didn't steer clear of the wrong side of the tracks in the process. He is also clever and sensitive. Dylan helps Norman to read girl-signals (those of the calculating Bradley), using his brother's hormones as a window to get closer, for the possessive Norma is not one to welcome the growing sexual needs of her youngest. So the development is Dylan's, as he slowly warms to his brother - and his mother. After Norma confides the horrible truth about the schizophrenic Norman to him Dylan could and probably should run. He finds himself caring instead, from hesitating in his growing crush on Bradley for his brother's sake to defending his family to the point of getting injured. Nowhere does this become a triangle relationship, but the dynamics of when and where the 'Norm's block' let Dylan in is strong enough to carry the show. Another interesting relation is that of Norma and sheriff Alex Romero. She, used to manipulate the men around her, fails to dig her nails into him. Similar to Grimm's Captain Renard, he is a layered small town king - though by the end of series one his aims seem to be personal gain rather than benefitting a larger scheme. Norma is played by Vera Farmiga. She is fascinating, for never before have I seen such a relentlessly unsympathetic creature taking up so much screen time without wanting to stop watching. Even during moments you should feel for her your gut tells you she is manipulating. Freddie Highmore as Norman also delivers. You feel for him and his isolated inner life, and yet ... would you want to put an arm round him? Feel those shoulders tense? It's hard to play endearing, but harder to play endearing with a slightly repulsive edge. The ran-over and then stuffed dog is a case in point. Then there is Max Thieriot, giving a stellar performance as Dylan. Thieriot acts his lines, but even more so the unspoken text between them. The gorgeous Olivia Cook is heart-wrenching as Emma, and LOST's Nestor Carbonell an icy sheriff. I adored Mike Vogel too, but perhaps for reasons irrelevant here - he could have spiced up his corrupt character Shelby more. Other weak points I found in otherwise strong scripting: the denouement after episode six, having everything coming after it as something like series 1 1/2, and much earlier the apparent ease with which the popular school girls invite Norman to join them, while ultimately deeming him not good enough. The subtle music is there and not there, which is befitting the gloomy atmosphere. Sound and picture are as one would expect from a product of, erm, this age and lifetime. Bring on season two! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ NORMAN!!! *by M***O on 5 January 2014* After first watching this on Sky Universal Channel, I was Hooked its a Fantastic series. But when I got to Episode 10 I was actually away on Holiday and when I returned to watch episode 10 I noticed it had been Removed from Sky on Demand and also deleted from my Sky Planner, Sky said it had a Expiry date and needed to be removed which also deleted from your planner. I thought everything stayed on your planner. But never mind i've had to buy the full season 1 to watch episode 10 but its ok I can watch it all again, its a fantastic series, and anyone who loved it and is a fan of the Bates Motel. Then this is deffinatly a Must buy for anyone! even those who loved the original Psycho. ## Frequently Bought Together - Bates Motel - Season 1 [DVD] [2013] - Bates Motel: Season 2 [DVD] - Bates Motel: Season Five [DVD] --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.fr/products/55451273-bates-motel-season-1](https://www.desertcart.fr/products/55451273-bates-motel-season-1) --- *Product available on Desertcart France* *Store origin: FR* *Last updated: 2026-04-24*