





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.
This is a dark adult drama with frequent scene cuts, intense music, and psychologically disturbing content that is completely inappropriate for infants and toddlers.
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Ratings based on MPAA/TV classification and TMDB metadata. Updated March 2026.
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