Amazon Prime Videohas ordered a limited series from Blumhouse Productions titledThe Sticky.The limited series is based on the true story of what’s known as “The Great Canadian Maple Syrup Hest,” when bandits made off with over $18 million CAD worth of Quebec Maple Syrup.
TheAmazon Primeseries was created by Brian Donovan and Ed Herro, who will also serve as executive producers/ showrunners alongside Canadian showrunner and executive producer Kathryn Borel (Anne with an E). Jonathan Levine (Nine Perfect Strangers) will direct and executive produce.The Stickyis alsoproduced by Blumhouse Television, along with Jonathan Levine’s Megamix, Jamie Lee Curtis' Comet Pictures and Canadian Producers Sphere Media.
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The Stickywas announced alongside a slate of Canadian originals at thePrime Video Presents CanadaShowcase Event in Toronto. “The Stickyis a half-hour series revolving around Ruth Clarke, a tough, supremely competent middle-aged Canadianmaple syrup farmerwho’s had it with being hemmed in by the polite, bureaucratic conventions native to her country’s identity - especially now that that very bureaucracy is threatening to take away everything she loves: Her farm, her comatose husband, and her right to freedom,” reads Amazon Prime’s official synopsis. “With the help of Remy Bouchard, a pint-sized local blockhead and Mike Byrne, a low-level mobster, Ruth changes her fate—and transforms the future of her community with the theft of millions of dollars' worth of maple syrup. "
“Comet Pictures is proud to be producingThe Stickywith Blumhouse, Prime Video, and our partners,” said producers Curtis and Russell Goldman. “When we read Ed and Brian’s pilot, not only was the story so strange and delightful, the whole genesis of their series came from an older woman whose life is being ruined by bureaucratic men and her deciding to finally stop taking their s**t. It’s the beginning of a crime story that will make for funny and riveting television.” Christina Wayne, head of Originals, Canada at Amazon Studios, added, “We are thrilled to be working with this incredible lineup of talent behind the scenes to bring this story to life. The Amazon Studios team in Canada couldn’t resist these characters and a story centred on delicious stolen goods is perfect for our Prime Video audience.”
“The Stickyis a unique story that can only beset in Quebecand a crime caper that we think audiences around the world will enjoy,” Chris McCumber, president of Blumhouse Television added. “Not only did it make total sense to partner with Amazon Studios' development team in Canada, but Canada has some of the best talent working in front of and behind the camera.”
The Stickyis just one of several original Canadian projects that have been greenlit by Amazon. Other upcoming projects include an untitled documentary about the iconic Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip, the highly anticipatedThe Kids in the Hallrevival that is set to premiere on May 13, andThe Lake, a comedy series set in cottage country starringOrphan BlackactorJordan Gavaris and Julia Stiles. In recent years, Amazon has also been shooting many of its American Produced series in Canada. This includes popularstreaming series likeThe Boys,The Expanse,Tales from the Loop,ReacherandThe Man In The High Castle.
The Stickyis in development at Amazon Studios.
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