Posted above is the first image from A&E’s “Bates Motel,” a prequel series to Hitchcock’s Psycho from Carlton Cuse (“LOST”) and Kerry Ehrin (”Friday Night Lights”). The photo captures a young Norman Bates hanging out in front of the iconic Psycho house with his very MILFy mother Norma Louise.

“Bates Motel” follows Norman from childhood through adolescence and examines how his twisted relationship with his overbearing mother shaped him into a psycho killer. The series stars Freddie Highmore (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) as Norman and Vera Farmiga (Source Code) as Norma Louise.

Costars include Nestor Carbonell (“LOST”) as the sinister sheriff Royce Romero, Mike Vogel (Cloverfield) as sadistic deputy Zach Shelby and Keegan Connor Tracy as as Norman’s teacher and adviser Miss Watson.

“Bates Motel” is currently shooting in Vancouver and is slated to premiere on A&E in 2013.