Actress Janet Leigh shown in May 2002, has died after a long illness at the age of 77. Leigh attained screen immortality as a murder victim in Alfred Hitchcock's film \"Psycho\". (UPI Photo\/Ezio Petersen) <\/p>\n
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NEW YORK, July 2 (UPI) -- A&E Network says it has ordered a series called \"Bates Motel,\" based on the 1960 Hollywood film classic \"Psycho.\" <\/p>\n
Bob DeBitetto, president and general manager of A&E Network and BIO Channel, and the network's executive vice president of programming, David McKillop, announced Monday it had ordered the 10-episode first season of \"Bates Motel\" from Universal Television. <\/p>\n
Carlton Cuse and Kerry Ehrin are serving as executive producers. Preproduction and casting are to begin immediately. <\/p>\n
\"We are proud to be partnering with Carlton Cuse and Kerry Ehrin on their thrilling reinvention of one of the most compelling characters in cinematic history,\" DeBitetto and McKillop said in a statement. \"It's a provocative project from two of the best storytellers in the business and we're looking forward to getting started.\" <\/p>\n
Cuse was a producer of the TV series \"Lost\" and \"Nash Bridges.\" Ehrin's producing credits include the TV series \"Parenthood\" and \"Friday Night Lights.\" <\/p>\n
\"Bates Motel\" is inspired by Robert Bloch's 1959 novel and Alfred Hitchcock's genre-defining film, \"Psycho,\" starring Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, John Gavin and Janet Leigh. <\/p>\n
The TV show is described as \"a contemporary exploration of the formative years of Norman Bates' relationship with his mother, Norma, and the world they inhabit,\" a synopsis said. <\/p>\n
It is to premiere on the network in 2013. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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