A "contemporary prequel" to the 1960 film Psycho, depicting the life of Norman Bates and his mother Norma prior to the events portrayed in Hitchcock's film, albeit in a different fictional town and in a modern setting. The series begins after the death of Norma's husband, when she purchases a motel located in a coastal Oregon town so she and Norman can start a new life.
Genres: Crime , Drama , Mystery
Keywords: based-on-movie , dysfunctional-family , motel , parent-child-relationship , prequel , serial-killer , single-mother , small-town , tv-shows-online