Bob Odenkirk Unleashes a New Kind of Sheriff in the First Trailer for NORMAL

By | February 20, 2026

The creators behind John Wick and Nobody are back with another hard‑hitting, character‑driven thriller—this time with Bob Odenkirk front and center in NORMAL, a kinetic neo‑Western directed by Ben Wheatley. Magnolia has released the official trailer, and it’s immediately clear that Odenkirk is stepping into one of his most intriguing roles yet.

Odenkirk stars as Sheriff Ulysses, an unassuming substitute sheriff trying to escape the emotional fallout of marital troubles and moral injuries from his past. His temporary assignment in the quiet Midwestern town of Normal is supposed to be a fresh start. Instead, a botched bank robbery shatters the calm and exposes a dangerous secret lurking beneath the town’s wholesome façade.

What begins as a routine call quickly spirals into something far more explosive, forcing Ulysses to confront a threat he never saw coming. The trailer teases a tense, stylish descent into corruption, violence, and the unsettling truth that Normal is anything but.

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