A&E checks into Bates Motel

A&E Network in the US has gone straight to series on Bates Motel, its new drama inspired by Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho.

The series, which has been given a blind 10-episode order, will be produced by Universal Television and Carlton Cuse Productions. Pre-production and casting will begin immediately.

Carlton Cuse (Lost) and Kerry Ehrin (Friday Night Lights) will exec produce.

The drama is a contemporary look at the early years of Psycho serial killer Norman Bates, his relationship with his mother Norma and the world they live in.

Bates Motel, revealed as part of A&E’s development slate earlier this year, will premiere in 2013.

Other original series on A&E, part of A+E Networks, include The Glades and Longmire, which was renewed for a second season this month.