By The Huffington Post News Editors
A&E’s “Bates Motel,” from executive producers Carlton Cuse and Kerry Ehrin, premieres at 10 p.m. ET on March 18, and prospective viewers would be forgiven for wondering how anyone can pull off a present-day prequel to Alfred Hitchcock‘s seminal 1960 film, “Psycho.” (Read HuffPost TV critic Maureen Ryan’s review here.)
Cuse and Ehrin admitted that it was a daunting task, but the veteran producers of two of TV‘s most influential and critically acclaimed series (“Lost” and “Friday Night Lights, respectively) felt that they were up to the challenge, especially after securing stars Vera Farmiga and Freddie Highmore as Norma and Norman Bates respectively, the dysfunctional mother/son relationship at the heart of the show.
HuffPost TV sat down with Cuse and Ehrin in January to discuss the development of the high-profile prequel and the attraction of adapting one of cinema’s most twisted relationships for the small screen.