'Bates Motel': Michael Vartan Joins Season 2 As Love Interest For Vera Farmiga's Norma

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BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JANUARY 13: Actor Michael Vartan attends The Weinstein Company's 2013 Golden Globe Awards After Party at The Beverly Hilton hotel on January 13, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by David Livingston/Getty Images)
BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JANUARY 13: Actor Michael Vartan attends The Weinstein Company's 2013 Golden Globe Awards After Party at The Beverly Hilton hotel on January 13, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by David Livingston/Getty Images)

Farmiga recently told TV Guide that a new romance can't come a moment too soon for Norma: "She sure needs it. Her neediness gives her an urgent desire to touch and kiss Norman, and that need should probably be filled by someone other than her son," she pointed out.

The A&E series is also casting roles for Christine, described as "a local socialite in her late 30s who becomes Norma’s first real friend"; and Caleb, "Norma’s estranged fortysomething brother" who arrives in town to try and convince his younger sister to invest in a new (and probably sketchy) business venture.

The show was renewed in April for a 10-episode second season, which is scheduled to premiere in 2014.

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