Ulysses (played by Bob Odenkirk) is a protagonist in Normal.
Ulysses is the interim sheriff of Normal, Minnesota, who arrives after the previous sheriff’s death. When he discovers that his deputies and townspeople are tied to a criminal operation, he allies with bank robbers Lori and Keith, then joins forces with Alex. He organizes the town’s defense against the arriving Yakuza and survives the final confrontation. Moira (played by Lena Headey) appears in Normal.
Moira is a Normal resident whom Ulysses befriends shortly before the town’s conspiracy comes to light. She traps him at the sheriff’s office and tries to kill him. Alex intervenes, shooting Moira after learning that she murdered Alex’s father, the previous sheriff. Keith (played by Brendan Fletcher) appears in Normal.
Keith is one of the two robbers whose hold-up at the Normal bank brings Ulysses into the town’s hidden criminal operation. Rather than arresting him and Lori, Ulysses allies with them; the three use weapons from the vault to fight their way out. Keith later leaves Normal with Lori on a snow plow. Alex (played by Jess McLeod) appears in Normal.
Alex is the adult child of Normal’s deceased previous sheriff. At the sheriff’s office, Alex shoots Moira to stop her from killing Ulysses, having learned that she murdered Alex’s father. Ulysses deputizes Alex, and the two work together to confront the town’s crisis, survive the final violence, and later take a substitute sheriff assignment in Texas. Lori (played by Reena Jolly) appears in Normal.
Lori is one of the two robbers at the Normal bank, where Ulysses discovers a hidden cache linked to a criminal operation. After realizing the scale of the conspiracy, Ulysses allies with Lori and Keith. They fight their way out of the bank together, and Lori later leaves town with Keith on a snow plow. Young Woman (played by Summer H. Howell) appears in Normal.
Young Woman's Father (played by Cory Wojcik) appears in Normal.
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Characters
Ulysses
(played by Bob Odenkirk) — protagonist
Ulysses is the interim sheriff of Normal, Minnesota, who arrives after the previous sheriff’s death. When he discovers that his deputies and townspeople are tied to a criminal operation, he allies wit...
Moira
(played by Lena Headey) — supporting
Moira is a Normal resident whom Ulysses befriends shortly before the town’s conspiracy comes to light. She traps him at the sheriff’s office and tries to kill him. Alex intervenes, shooting Moira afte...
Keith
(played by Brendan Fletcher) — supporting
Keith is one of the two robbers whose hold-up at the Normal bank brings Ulysses into the town’s hidden criminal operation. Rather than arresting him and Lori, Ulysses allies with them; the three use w...
Alex
(played by Jess McLeod) — supporting
Alex is the adult child of Normal’s deceased previous sheriff. At the sheriff’s office, Alex shoots Moira to stop her from killing Ulysses, having learned that she murdered Alex’s father. Ulysses depu...
Lori
(played by Reena Jolly) — supporting
Lori is one of the two robbers at the Normal bank, where Ulysses discovers a hidden cache linked to a criminal operation. After realizing the scale of the conspiracy, Ulysses allies with Lori and Keit...
Young Woman
(played by Summer H. Howell) — cameo
Young Woman's Father
(played by Cory Wojcik) — cameo
Canonical Relationships
Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.
Young Woman's Father → Young Woman
(father)
Ulysses → Alex
(Power Deputizing Authority)
After Alex shoots Moira, Ulysses deputizes Alex and joins forces with them.
Lori → Keith
(Professional Robbery Partner)
The plot identifies Lori and Keith as the two bank robbers acting together during the bank incident.
Story Dynamics
Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.
Alex → Moira
(Conflict Mortal Enemy)
Alex shoots Moira after learning that Moira murdered Alex's deceased sheriff parent.
Ulysses → Moira
(Social Friendly Acquaintance)
Ulysses befriends Moira during his first days in Normal before discovering that she is attempting to kill him.
Ulysses → Keith
(Alliance Uneasy Ally)
Ulysses allies with Keith after realizing that the bank robbery is connected to a larger criminal operation.
Ulysses → Lori
(Alliance Uneasy Ally)
After discovering the larger conspiracy inside the bank, Ulysses chooses to ally with Lori rather than arrest her.
Story Analysis
An interim sheriff uncovers a criminal conspiracy and survives by turning enemies and strangers into temporary allies.
Plot Progression
A Sheriff in the Snow
The Bank's Hidden War
Normal Turns Violent
The Deputy's Counterplot
Dinner with the Enemy
Directed by Ben Wheatley
Normal (2026) · 7.3/10 · action, crime, thriller, western
