'The Sticky:' Premiere date, streaming info for Canadian maple syrup heist series
In late 2011 and early 2012, nearly 3,000 tons of maple syrup worth $18.7 million went missing from a warehouse operated by the Quebec Maple Syrup Producers, a supply management organization that controls approximately 77% of the global supply, according to CBC Canada.
The incident, famously known as "The Great Maple Syrup Robbery" made headlines worldwide, and a fictionalized version of it is coming to Prime Video this weekend.
The series, titled "The Sticky," follows Ruth Landry (played by Margo Martindale), "a tough, middle-aged maple syrup farmer," who joins hands with a hot-tempered Bostonian mobster and a mild-mannered French-Canadian security guard "to carry out a multi-million dollar heist on Quebec’s maple syrup surplus," after "bureaucratic authorities threaten to take away everything she loves," according to the series synopsis.
"Inspired by a real-life heist that made international headlines in 2012, which saw more than $18 million worth of maple syrup stolen from Quebec's national reserves, 'The Sticky' combines moments of culture-clash hilarity, edge-of-the-seat excitement and heartbreaking drama," Prime Video says about the series.
Showrunner and writer Brian Donovan told CBC Canada that the series "in many ways is a show about labor."
"It's about people, workers who are getting screwed over and are tired of it," Donovan told the Canadian media outlet. "We really let that guide us. And if we happened to come up, if we happened to use some things that really happened, great. But our real goal was to tell the most interesting story about these people in this universe and let the chips fall where they may in terms of how real it ended up being."
Here's what to know about Season 1 of "The Sticky."
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When does 'The Sticky' premiere?
"The Sticky" will premiere on Prime Video on Friday, Dec. 6. While the streaming platform did not specify the time, new content usually drops 3 a.m. ET.
How to watch 'The Sticky'
All six episodes of "The Sticky" will be available to stream on Prime Video on Friday, Dec. 6.
'The Sticky' cast
Here's a list of actors and their characters in "The Sticky:"
- Margo Martindale as Ruth Landry
- Chris Diamantopoulos as Mike Byrne
- Guillaume Cyr as Remy Bouchard
- Jamie Lee Curtis
Watch 'The Sticky' trailer
Prime Video released the trailer for "The Sticky" on Oct. 28.
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