Where to Watch Bates Motel Online

Looking to feast your eyes on "Bates Motel" on your TV or mobile device at home? Hunting down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the crime TV series via subscription can be difficult, so we here at Moviefone want to do the heavy lifting.

We've listed a number of streaming and cable services – including rental, purchase, and subscription choices – along with the availability of "Bates Motel" on each platform. Now, before we get into the fundamentals of how you can watch "Bates Motel" right now, here are some details about the A&E show.

Originally premiering March 18th, 2013, "Bates Motel" stars Vera Farmiga, Freddie Highmore, Max Thieriot, Olivia Cooke. The series runs 5 season(s), and has a score of 81 (out of 100) on TMDB, which assembled reviews from 1,599 experienced people.

Curious to know what the TV series is about? Here’s the plot: "A "contemporary prequel" to the 1960 film Psycho, depicting the life of Norman Bates and his mother Norma prior to the events portrayed in Hitchcock's film, albeit in a different fictional town and in a modern setting. The series begins after the death of Norma's husband, when she purchases a motel located in a coastal Oregon town so she and Norman can start a new life."

"Bates Motel" is currently available to stream via subscription, rental, or purchase on Amazon Video, Apple iTunes, Microsoft Store, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Amazon Prime Video, Vudu, and Google Play Movies .