Bates Motel recounts the Psycho story of Norma Bates over the years prior to the events of the novel and film .
He is also portrayed by Vince Vaughn in the 1998 version of Psycho , and by Freddie Highmore in the television series Bates Motel ( 2013 - 2017 ) which retells the Psycho story over the years prior to the events of the novel and film .