This series serves as a modern-day precursor to the 1960 classic, Psycho, exploring the backstory of Norman Bates and his mother, Norma, before the events of Hitchcock’s iconic film. Set in a different fictional town and updated to a contemporary setting, the narrative kicks off following the death of Norma’s husband. She buys a motel in a coastal town in Oregon, aiming to begin anew with her son, Norman.