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The fifth and final season of Bates Motel premieres tonight and the highly anticipated appearance by Rihanna as Marion Crane will be featured this year!

The show’s executive producer Kerry Ehrin says that there will be references to Psycho “through the lens of Bates Motel” this season.

“Bread crumbs are starting to be laid out in the first episode that will eventually lead to Marion Crane … People who know Psycho will enjoy it but (the season) stands on its own as a really good story,” Ehrin told USA Today.

Freddie Highmore and Vera Farmiga, whose character was killed off the show at the end of the fourth season, both will return for the new episodes.

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The first look at Rihanna as the classic character Marion Crane in the upcoming season of Bates Motel has been revealed in the season five trailer!

The 28-year-old entertainer is set to guest star in the final season of the A&E series and she gets one line in the new teaser. “Can I get a room?” she is seen asking Norman Bates, played by Freddie Highmore.

Bates Motel is a Psycho prequel series and Marion Crane is stabbed to death in the shower of her room by Norman, dressed like his mother Norma.

Vera Farmiga, Freddie Highmore, Nestor Carbonell and Max Thieriot pose for photos together at the Bates Motel panel during 2016 Comic-Con on Friday (July 22) in San Diego, Calif.

During the panel, showrunner Carlton Cuse eased fan anxiety over Vera‘s character’s involvement next season.

If you didn’t know, Vera (Norma) was killed by Norman.

“There’s all these rumors she’s going to go on American Horror Story – no,” Carlton said. “She still exists in Norman’s imagination. He will become an increasingly unreliable narrator and through his point of view, we’re going to see a lot of her. She’s very much a character.”

Nikki Reed joins her Sleepy Hollow family inside the 2016 aTVfest presented by SCAD on Saturday (February 6) in Atlanta, Ga.

The 27-year-old actress met up with co-stars Zach Appelman, Lyndie Greenwood, and Jessica Camacho for the discussion about their Fox show.

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Later on, Freddie Highmore stopped by the festival to chat about his series, Bates Motel, along with almost the entire crew — director/writer Chris Sanagustin, writers Scott Kosar, Philip Buiser, Steve Kornacki, Erica Lipez, Torrey Speer, Alyson Evans, and executive producers Carlton Cuse, Kerry Ehrin, and Eric Goldman.

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Great news for fans of Bates Motel – the show just got renewed for not one, but two more seasons!

Freddie Highmore and Vera Farmiga will return to lead the cast of the A&E series in a 20-episode pickup for seasons four and five.

“The vision of our incredible creative team has exposed the steady breakdown of the relationship between Norman and Norma Bates,” said A&E & Lifetime EVP and GM Rob Sharenow. “We are thrilled to bring fans two more seasons to witness the next stages of Norman’s transformation into the most notorious psychopath in cinematic history.”

Also starring in the series are Max Thieriot, Olivia Cooke, and Nestor Carbonell.

Freddie Highmore is handsome in a bowtie while attending the 2015 Critics’ Choice Television Awards held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday evening (May 31) in Beverly Hills, Calif.

The 23-year-old Bates Motel star was joined by Shameless actor Cameron Monaghan and Glee‘s Chris Colfer.

Freddie was up for Best Actor in a Drama, while Cameron was nominated for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy.

“So glad the award for best supporting actor in a comedy went to someone funny. Congrats, TJ Miller. #WellDeserved #CriticsChoice,” Cameron graciously tweeted after he lost.

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Vera Farmiga sandwiches herself between co-stars Freddie Highmore and Nestor Carbonell while attending the 2015 A+E Networks Upfront on Thursday (April 30) in New York City.

The Bates Motel trio was joined by Devious Maids stars Ana Ortiz, Susan Lucci, and Dania Ramirez, as well as UnREAL‘s Shiri Appleby and Constance Zimmer.

Also in attendance that night were Vikings stars Katheryn Winnick and Travis Fimmel, Duck Dynasty‘s Willie and Korie Robertson, and Pawn Stars personalities Rick Harrison and his son Corey.

FYI: Vera is wearing a Zaid Affas blazer.

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