The Sticky: a Canadian comedy inspired by a news story on Prime Video

The Sticky a Canadian comedy inspired by a news story

The Sticky is a series directed by Michael Dowse and Joyce Wong. The first eight episodes of season 1 have been available for streaming since December 6, 2024 on Prime Video.

Forget everything you know about heist movies. In The Sticky, not super-trained criminals, nor spies with impressive muscles, but a farmer, a crooked security guard and a cheap gangster. The worst? That’s because it’s an (almost) true story! The Sticky, is a comedy drama inspired by a news item that occurred in Quebec in 2012, where thousands of tons of maple syrup (20 million dollars all the same) were stolen, and which caused a lot of ink to flow.

The six episodes of the first season of The Sticky were created and directed by Brian Donovan (American Housewife) and Ed Herro (American Housewife, the neighbors) and directed by Michael Dowse (The Stuber, Coffee and Kareem) and Joyce Wong (Sort of, Baroness von Sketch Show). You can discover The Sticky in streaming on Prime Video since December 6, 2024.

What is the plot of The Sticky ?

Ruth Landry is a Quebec farmer who produces maple syrup. Victim of a cruel system that threatens to take away all her possessions, Ruth Landry thirsts for revenge. She then meets a gangster from Boston and the security guard for the Canadian maple syrup surplus. The three friends then decide to set up the stickiest heist in Canadian history and steal several million dollars’ worth of syrup from the Canadian surplus.

What casting for The Sticky ?

  • Margo Martindale: Ruth Clarke
  • Guillaume Cyr: Remy Bouchard
  • Chris Diamantopoulos: Mike Byrne
  • Tristan D. Lalla: Don Leblanc
  • Suzanne Clément: Detective Valérie Nadeau
  • Meegwun Fairbrother: Gary Montour
  • Mickaël Gouin: Leo Gauthier
  • Catherine Lemieux: Louise
  • Catherine Audet-Lapointe: Josée
  • Mark O’Brien: Charlie
  • Vickie Papavs: Florence Russell
  • Jason Cavalier: Orval Steeks

Where to discover The Sticky streaming?

The Sticky has been available for streaming on the Prime Video platform since December 6, 2024. The VOD service from the giant Amazon is known for its eclectic catalog and its numerous options, which allow you to watch most current films. You can subscribe to Prime Video for 6.99 euros per month.

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