syfy幻想剧集《魔法师》宣布续订第4季。

该剧被称作希区柯克电影《惊魂记》（Psycho）的前传。
故事讲述了仍是少年的Norman （弗莱迪·海默 Freddie Highmore 饰）和哥哥（马克斯·希尔莱耶 Max Thieriot 饰）以及母亲（维拉·法米加 Vera Farmiga 饰）搬来小镇后进入当地高中就读。遇到了讨厌他的高中的大人物Richard（理查德·哈蒙 Richard Harmon 饰）和行为古怪但是充满激情的女孩Emma（奥莉薇·库克 Olivia Cooke 饰）。老师兼心理顾问Watson小姐（凯加·康勒·翠西 Keegan Connor Tracy 饰）曾给予他不少帮助。而Norman和母亲之前似乎存在着不一样的奇怪关系。Norman是怎样从一个善良懦弱的青年一步步堕落成臭名昭著的连环杀手的？

Libby Parsons, wrongly convicted for her husband Nick's murder, thinks he is still alive and wants to settle the score and find their son. As she has been tried for the crime, she cannot be re-prosecuted if she finds and kills Nick.

In Seattle, detective Quentin Conners is unfairly suspended and his partner Jason York leaves the police force after a tragic shooting on Pearl Street Bridge, when the hostage and the criminal die. During a bank heist with a hostage situation, Conners is assigned in charge of the operation with the rookie Shane Dekker as his partner. The thieves, lead by Lorenz, apparently do not steal a penny from the bank. While chasing the gangsters, the police team disclose that they planted a virus in the system, stealing one billion dollars from the different accounts, using the principle of the Chaos Theory. Further, they find that Lorenz is killing his accomplices.

2003 film directed by David R. Ellis