The Sticky

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The Sticky
Genre
Created byBrian Donovan
Ed Herro
Directed byMichael Dowse
Joyce Wong
Starring
ComposerFM Le Sieur
Country of originUnited States
Canada
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producersBrian Donovan
Ed Herro
Jonathan Levine
Gillian Bohrer
Jamie Lee Curtis
Jason Blum
Chris Dickie
Jeremy Gold
Michael Dowse
Lauren Grant
Josée Vallée
Bruno Dubé
Chris McCumber
Production companies
Original release
NetworkAmazon Prime Video
ReleaseDecember 6, 2024 (2024-12-06)

The Sticky is a 2024 black comedy series set in Quebec, Canada. Starring Margo Martindale and produced by Jason Blum and Jamie Lee Curtis, the show is loosely based on the Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist. In February 2025, the series was canceled after one season.[1]

Premise

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A Canadian maple syrup farmer finds her farm is under threat and plots to steal millions of dollars of maple syrup as revenge.[2]

Cast

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Episodes

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No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
1"Petiole"Michael DowseBrian Donovan & Ed HerroDecember 6, 2024 (2024-12-06)
2"Insertion Point"Michael DowseBrian Donovan & Ed HerroDecember 6, 2024 (2024-12-06)
3"Margins"Joyce WongAdriana MaggsDecember 6, 2024 (2024-12-06)
4"Teeth"Joyce WongShannon MastersDecember 6, 2024 (2024-12-06)
5"Blade"Michael DowseBrian Donovan & Ed HerroDecember 6, 2024 (2024-12-06)
6"Apex"Michael DowseBrian Donovan & Ed HerroDecember 6, 2024 (2024-12-06)

Production

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The series creators are Brian Donovan and Ed Herro, who are also executive producers and showrunners. It is produced by Blumhouse Television, Comet Pictures, Megamix and Sphere Media. Executive producers include Jonathan Levine and Gillian Bohrer for Megamix, Jamie Lee Curtis for Comet Pictures, Jason Blum, Chris Dickie, Jeremy Gold and Chris McCumber for Blumhouse Television and Michael Dowse. Lauren Grant also serves as executive producer with Josée Vallée and Bruno Dubé for Sphere Media, Inc. Russell Goldman associate produces for Comet Pictures.[3]

The series is directed by Michael Dowse and Joyce Wong, with filming taking in place in Quebec in 2023 with filming locations including Montreal and Saint-Eustache.[4]

The cast is led by Margo Martindale, Chris Diamantopoulos and Guillaume Cyr, and features Gita Millier, Guy Nadon, Mickaël Gouin, Suzanne Clément, Mark O'Brien, and Meegwun Fairbrother. Jamie Lee Curtis has a guest role.[3]

Release

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The series debuted on Amazon Prime Video on 6 December 2024.[5]

Reception

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On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, The Sticky holds an approval rating of 80%, based on 17 reviews with an average rating of 7.4/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Spinning a spiky yarn with a memorable posse of eccentric characters drizzled on top, The Sticky lays it on thick and is all the more entertaining for it."[6] On Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, the series holds a score of 67/100 based on 16 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[7]

Anita Singh in The Daily Telegraph awarded the series four stars and said it was "tremendous fun”.[8] Nate Richard for Collider compared it to the television series Fargo, describing it as "a story about grief, murder, the mafia, and, of course, maple syrup".[9]

References

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