Complex sentence: In 2013, A&E premiered a new TV series titled "Bates Motel" which takes place in the modern day and stars Freddie Highmore as young Norman Bates and Vera Farmiga as Mrs. Bates.
Split into simpler sentences: In 2013, A&E premiered a new TV series titled "Bates Motel" which takes place in the present. It stars Freddie Highmore as young Norman Bates and Vera Farmiga as Mrs. Bates.