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A few weeks ago, Prime Video put out all six episodes of The Sticky, a terrific comedic/crime saga starring the great Margo Martindale as Ruth Landry, a Canadian maple syrup farmer who schemes to steal millions of dollars of maple syrup (it’s loosely based on an actual heist that took place in Quebec). Her co-stars in the show include Jamie Lee Curtis (who also produced the show with Jason Blum), as well as the great Chris Diamantopoulos, who’s been in loads of stuff over the years, including The Office, Silicon Valley, the movie version of The Three Stooges (he was Moe), Red One, and much more. He’s also the official voice of Mickey Mouse for Disney, a role which has netted him two Emmy nominations.

Recently, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Diamantopolous, who discussed The Sticky and how he hopes it will turn...

Jamie Lee Curtis is the product of not one but two Hollywood legends and has been a marquee star for decades, but her career is just as on fire (if not more so) now than it ever has been. In just the last couple of years, she’s collected her first Oscar and Emmy wins, and things don’t seem to be slowing down. To promote the debut of The Sticky, her new comedy series on Prime Video, Curtis stopped by The View on Friday (December 20) and reflected on her incredible run on the small and silver screens lately, and she revealed exactly why it is that things are going so well for her right now. “I’m 66 right now, and I started when I was 19 years old, and I have been wanting to be a boss. I’m bossy!” she explained. “And I have wanted to have a bigger...

So, Friday’s “The View” is shaping up to be a slightly less chaotic affair than usual. Instead of the usual political hot takes and interpersonal squabbles, ABC’s daytime staple is bringing in a dose of Hollywood glamour and musical talent. A-lister Jamie Lee Curtis will grace the table to discuss her new project, “The Sticky,” […]

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The home stretch before Christmas has arrived, but there are plenty of new shows arriving on streamers this month to either binge before the end of the year.

Those in the mood for mystery can dive into No Good Deed on Netflix Dec. 12 or Laid on Peacock Dec. 19. The former is from Dead To Me creator Liz Feldman, and the latter stars Stephanie Hsu and Zosia Mamet with a touch more comedy.

Find the five best new shows streaming in December 2024 below:

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Black Doves – Dec. 5 – Netflix

Keira Knightley in ‘Black Doves’

Keira Knightley stars as Helen Webb in Black Doves, an action filled spy show set in London at Christmas. Knighyley’s Webb is a dedicated wife, mother and spy. She has been secretly passing her politician husband’s secrets to the clandestine organization she works for, The Black Doves, for ten years.

Universal is looking to Jamie Lee Curtis to pick up where Angela Lansbury left off for the studio’s Murder, She Wrote movie. There’s no deal yet, but Curtis is the studio’s top choice to play Jessica Fletcher in a film based on the 12-season CBS series.

The script is by Dumb Money scribes Lauren Schuker Blum and Rebecca Angelo, and Lord Miller and Amy Pascal are producing it. Plans to scope out a Murder, She Wrote film come at a time when whodunit stories are making a killer comeback. Rian Johnson’s Knives Out Mysteries series is a smash hit with audiences. At the same time, other titles like Netflix’s Enola Holmes, starring Millie Bobby Brown as the younger sister of Sherlock Holmes (Henry Cavill), and Kenneth Branagh’s revival of Hercule Poirot are great additions to the genre’s offerings.

Angela Lansbury played Jessica Fletcher in Murder,...

Exclusive: Oscar winner Jamie Lee Curtis is the top choice to star in the Murder, She Wrote movie coming together at Universal, Dish hears. No deal yet, but we here she’s looming likely to play the Jessica Fletcher role popularized by Angela Lansbury in the hit series that ran 12 seasons on CBS series.

Script is by Lauren Schuker Blum and Rebecca Angelo, the duo behind the Craig Gillespie-directed drama Dumb Money, about the GameStop short squeeze of 2021. Murder, She Wrote is being produced by Lord Miller and Amy Pascal.

Now, it’s early, but this makes a great deal of sense. Whodunits are hot, from the Knives Out trilogy with Daniel Craig’s Benoit Blanc, to the Hercule Poirot mysteries with Kenneth Branagh that began with Murder On The Orient Express. Just as hot is the career second wind of Curtis, who has come so much further than...

We’ve got questions, and you’ve (maybe) got answers! With another week of TV gone by, we’re lobbing queries left and right about Shrinking, Blue Bloods, Taylor Sheridan: Actor, Matlock and more!

1 | Since the still-alive Bo visited Martin at the hospital in the finale of The Sticky, are we to assume that Ruth’s husband was also a part of the Boston crime family? And if the show returns for Season 2, how in the world will Remy get his father out of prison?

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The Sticky is a Canadian heist dark comedy crime thriller series created by Brian Donovan and Ed Herro. Based on the Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist, the Prime Video series follows Ruth Landry, a Canadian maple syrup farmer whose farm is under threat of foreclosure and decides to steal millions of dollars worth of maple syrup as revenge with the help of a Bostonian mobster and a French-Canadian security guard. The Sticky stars Margo Martindale, Chris Diamantopoulos, Guillaume Cyr, Gita Miller, Guy Nadon, Mickaël Gouin, Suzanne Clément, Mark O’Brien, Meegwun Fairbrother, and Jamie Lee Curtis. So, if you loved the dark comedy, crime thriller elements, and compelling characters in The Sticky, here are some similar movies you should check out next.

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Sneaky Pete is a dark comedy crime drama series created...

With the Ted Bundy primer covered off (listen), it’s time for Jenn and I to dig into our first Ted Bundy adaptation.

Writer/director Matthew Bright is…an acquired taste. The man behind the Freeway films (which Trace Thurman and I have covered on Horror Queers) has a tendency to blur the boundaries of “good taste” with his mix of comedy, violence, sex and exploitation.

This is certainly applicable to Ted Bundy (2002), which Bright co-wrote with Stephen Johnston. The film is part of a glut of fictionalized true crime films of the early aughts.

In the case of Ted Bundy, there’s a *partial* attempt at covering the real story. Aside from Bundy, all of the names have been changed, but several key incidents, including the Lake Sammamish double murder, as well as the attempted mall abduction, are recreated here.

But Bright and Johnston can’t help indulging in...

It’s the time of year most TV fanatics hate — when all of our favorite Primetime series go on break.

We’ve got tips for fighting the fall finale funk to help you get through the next few weeks of reruns and missing series. These ideas are meant to be fun and festive.

If you’re struggling with seasonal withdrawals and feel out of sorts without anything to do until your favorite shows come back on, try these funk-fighting tips. You can always catch a rerun of one of your series favorites, like NCIS: Origins.

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Many of today’s popular TV shows go on a multi-week hiatus around the end-of-year holidays, giving TV networks time to fill with seasonal specials and holiday favorites.

However, the break in regular programming is also the perfect time for other shows to try to capture an otherwise distracted audience.

The Sticky on Amazon Prime Video is one of those hilarious crime dramas that discusses how things go awry when a normal person commits a crime without any criminal experience. Since they are decent human beings, they assume their plan would work as per their vision. As a result, there are some characters with good ideals who have been wronged by awful people. There are also awful people who want to prove their prowess. The show is loosely based on ‘the Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist.’

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Margo Martindale is amazing as Ruth Landry, who is taking care of the maple farm owned by her husband Martin. Ruth loves her husband dearly, as they have been together for many years. Martin is in a coma, and Ruth spends every minute of the day by his side, hoping he will wake up one day. Martin has been set up...

Here is a factual statement for dear readers: Twelve years ago, Canada saw its biggest heist, the “Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist.” If the name brought a hint of amusement to you, along with the usual apprehension one gets from seedy crimes like robberies, then Amazon Prime’s “The Sticky” (season 1) would be the perfect choice for you. The “Fargo”-coded dark comedy, featuring a motley crew of characters portrayed by an equally diverse cast, is maddeningly hilarious and delightfully entertaining. With half-an-hour-a-piece six episodes, the season zooms through its cold crime-drama premise with oddly fitting circumstantial humor and zany dialogues. All signs of a great dark comedy.

The Sticky (Season 1) ‘Prime Video’ Recap: Introducing the Players: A Battle for Maple Syrup and Redemption

The series opens with a quick but effective introduction of our three main lead characters. Ruth (Margo Martindale) is a hell-raiser Maple Syrup farmer who immediately...

With Bo out of the picture and Harvest Day rapidly approaching, were Ruth, “Lollipop” and Remy able to escape with the goods? That answer is a resounding “yes,” but that doesn’t mean loved ones in their orbit were safe from the fallout.

The Sticky’s first season finale on Prime Video opens with the trio stuffing Bo’s body into a deep freezer, only she had already alerted Mike’s Boston crime family about his goings-on in Canada. Needless to say, the heat is on and the clock is ticking. Rather than remove the maple syrup barrels from the site,...

Amazon Studios’ new Prime Video series The Sticky got a hopeful update on a potential Season 2 thanks to one of its leading stars.

The six-episode half-hour-long dramedy, which is vaguely based on a real-life heist, follows the story of Margo Martindale’s maple syrup farmer Ruth Landry, who, with the help of Chris Diamantopoulos’ Mike Bryne and Guillaume Cyre’s Remy Bouchard, steal $18 million worth of maple syrup.

The series has been received well so far, and it currently has an 82% critics rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

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As each episode of “The Sticky” declares, Prime Video’s twisted comedy series about a maple syrup heist in Canada, is definitely not accurately depicting the Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist. But can you blame creators Brian Donovan and Ed Herro for hearing an event title like that and wanting to let their imaginations run wild?

Across six episodes (and it deserved eight!), “The Sticky” presents an excellent case for television taking completely wild liberties with true events. With that episodic disclaimer explicitly absolving the showrunners of misinforming viewers, they’re essentially creating an original story based on a fun idea. So what if that idea happened in real life, but differently? What if it went this way instead?

The final episode, written by Donovan and Herro and directed by Michael Dowse, sees Ruth (Margo Martindale), Mike (Chris Diamantopoulos), and Remy (Guillaume Cyr) finally follow through on their big plans,...

Hundreds of millions of dollars worth of maple syrup. A vindictive bureaucrat. One pissed off farmer. It may not sound like the high-stakes elements of an action-packed and lucrative heist, but that’s what makes The Sticky so appealing… and funny.

In Prime Video’s new crime caper (all six episodes are now available to stream), a Canadian maple farmer seeks alternative options when her land is threatened by red tape. Ruth Landry (Margo Martindale) can’t seem to catch a break. She’s already struggling to pay the bills ever since her husband Martin slipped into a coma (trying...

When you ask the creators of “The Sticky” what led them to their comedic adventure series about a maple syrup heist gone wrong, they have two words: dumb luck.

“My sister happened to marry a Canadian. If that didn’t happen, we’d all be in a different room somewhere,” co-creator Brian Donovan told TheWrap. Over cheese and crackers one Christmas, Donovan first heard of the Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist, a very real theft that happened between 2011-12 when roughly $18.7 million Canadian dollars’ worth of syrup was covertly stolen from a storage facility in Quebec.

“I immediately texted Ed [Herro] and we got working within a week, because it’s such a great story,” Donovan said.

But to make their Prime Video series, the duo needed to rewrite history a bit. “The real crime was pretty boring. They just very slowly and methodically stole syrup, and got caught. That’s not great TV,...

Apple TV+ recently hosted a screening and panel conversation for “Lady in the Lake” at the SAG-AFTRA Foundation’s Meryl Streep Center for Performing Artists in Los Angeles. Upon conclusion of the screening of the seventh and final episode, titled “My Story,” star and executive producer Natalie Portman and star Moses Ingram engaged in a fun Q&a moderated by Variety’s Emily Longeretta. Later on, attendees enjoyed a lively reception, complete with hors d’oeuvres and drinks.

“Lady in the Lake” streamed this summer on Apple TV+, with creator-executive producer-writer-director Alma Har’el adapting the thriller from the book of the same name by Laura Lippman. Besides Portman and Ingram, other cast members include Y’lan Noel, Brett Gelman, Byron Bowers, Noah Jupe, Josiah Cross, Mikey Madison, and Pruitt Taylor Vince. Portman is a Best Actress Oscar winner for “Black Swan” (2010), and Madison is getting major Oscar buzz right now for “Anora.

It’s nearly impossible to have lived a life untouched by a Chris Diamantopoulos performance. The Toronto-born star has been active in the industry for decades, and across all genres. He’s played the male lead in Waitress on Broadway, opposite composer Sara Bareilles. He’s shown up in dramas like The Boys in the Boat and Daisy Jones & The Six. You’ve heard him in animated shows for kids (Hamster & Gretel), adults (Harley Quinn) and everyone in between (Animaniacs). But if you’re a comedy fan, you’re basically guaranteed to have watched him in his most iconic roles: obnoxious billionaire Russ “Tres Comas” Hanneman in Silicon Valley and Brian, the documentary crew member/possible obstacle to Jim and Pam’s marriage in the final season of The Office.

Today, Diamantopoulos launches his latest series: Prime Video’s The Sticky. Inspired by a true crime story of the early aughts — but,...

Why do we watch horror movies? Well, I for one, do not! I’m way too scared, thank you very much. But why do others enjoy them? I’d guess brain damage but scientists claim it’s to experience true fear from a safe environment. Put more grandiosely: it’s a way to deal with our own mortality.

The horror genre is alive and well, but let me posit that true crime is our generation’s new horror. Everywhere you look, today’s audiences are grappling with their mortality through books, documentaries, podcasts, movies or television shows.

And it is that final arena, TV, in which I found myself embedded when I co-created The Sticky (along with Brian Donovan). Inspired by the true crime dubbed, “The Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist” in which scofflaws from The Great White North absconded with almost $20 million (Cad) of the sweet stuff.

Of course,...

It could be said that The Sticky, directed by Michael Drowsy and Joyce Wong, is loosely based on the great Canadian maple syrup heist that took place between 2011 and 2012. Now, the reason why I say that it’s loosely based on it is because, apart from the main conflict, i.e., gallons of maple syrup being stolen from the warehouse of the maple syrup federation, almost everything else in the series has been changed. A few issues, like the kind of problems the farmers encountered in their daily lives and how they did not like the rules and regulations set by the maple syrup federation, actually happened in real life too. But apart from that, the creators have taken utmost creative liberty, and it wouldn’t be wrong to say that they have weaved a fictional story around a real-life event. So, let’s find out what actually happened during...

The Sticky’s ending was centered around the success or failure of the maple syrup heist being conducted by Ruth, Remy, and Mike at the Association’s warehouse. Leonard was putting maple farmers out of business by controlling the market and shutting down farms by invoking the rules and regulations, which were also probably manipulated by him. Ruth was a victim of Leonard’s crony capitalism, and she was concerned that once she ran out of money, she wouldn’t be able to look after her comatose husband, Martin. So, she wanted revenge. Remy had dedicated years of his life to the aforementioned warehouse as its sole security guard and hadn’t seen a sliver of a promotion. He was already selling Leonard’s maple syrup on the side, but he wanted to hit it big. Mike just wanted to leave Quebec and prove his worth to the Devaney crime family in Boston.

Got a sweet tooth? Margo Martindale leads a daring heist in this sweet and sticky dark comedy.

Born and raised in Canada, I know how hardcore we are about our maple syrup – and just how valuable the liquid gold is! Well, so will you when you watch the Prime Video original series, “The Sticky,” inspired by the Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist. Starring Emmy Award winner Margo Martindale, the dark comedy series tells the story of a real-life heist where more than $18 million worth of maple syrup was stolen from Quebec’s national reserves. You can watch all six episodes on Friday, Dec. 6 with a subscription to Prime Video.

How to watch ‘The Sticky’ When: Friday, Dec 6, 2024 at 12:01 a.m. Et TV: Prime Video Stream: Watch with a subscription to Prime Video. 30-Day Free Trial $8.99+ / month amazon.com Everything you need to know about ‘The Sticky’:

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When most casual true crime fans think of Ted Bundy, the image of a smiling and distinguished young man comes to mind. Maybe he’s wearing a bow tie or ’70s-style sweater. Maybe he’s making a strenuous argument in court or laughing with journalists while proclaiming his innocence. Maybe he’s played by a handsome actor known for romantic comedies and Disney Channel fare. This serial killer has a strangely sanitized reputation considering he’s confessed to the gruesome murder of 30 young women and girls.

In the latest episode of Bloody FM’s Murder Made Fiction, Jenn walks Joe through Bundy’s numerous crimes from home invasions in the Pacific Northwest to his shocking assault on the Chi Omega house in Tallahassee, Fl.

Bundy was a master at faking normalcy and managed to hide the depraved and sadistic predator lurking within. He maintained romantic relationships, deep friendships, and high...

What To Watch This Weekend, Pushpa 2, Netflix, Disney+ Hotstar, Top Shows (Photo Credit – Instagram)

This week’s major theatrical release is Pushpa 2. Meanwhile, the Ott space continues to embrace the festive spirit with several Christmas-themed releases, a trend likely to persist as we approach the holiday season. As usual, Netflix leads the pack with seven titles, including the Tamil film Amaran, centered on an Indian military hero, and Jigra, starring Alia Bhatt. Prime Video follows with three new entries, while Apple TV+, Zee5, and Sony Liv have one release. For more details, keep reading.

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Pushpa 2: The Rule (Telugu)

The highly anticipated sequel to Sukumar’s 2021 action drama Pushpa: The Rise is here. Titled Pushpa 2: The Rule, the film continues the story of the notorious sandalwood smuggler. Starring Allu Arjun, Fahadh Faasil, and Rashmika Mandanna

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Plot: A comedy-drama series about Ruth Landry, a maple syrup farmer who, in defiance of a heartless system, assembles a team to undertake the Canadian heist of the century. The target: the country’s multi-million dollar maple syrup surplus.

Review: It goes without saying that the last decade has been a boon for true-crime fans. From adaptations of podcasts to limited series of every tone imaginable, fictionalized retellings of shocking events that took place have served as wonderful opportunities for actors to stretch themselves in every way imaginable. Over that same stretch of time, Noah Hawley’s anthology series Fargo has proven that even the most bizarre and original stories can compete with true tales when the writing is strong enough. Taking the similar sensibilities of Fargo, Prime Video’s new series The Sticky blends dark humor with a true story to deliver an entertainingly original show that showcases a...

We might've reviewed it last week, but we are back inside The Agency on this week's episode of the Pilot TV Podcast. Yes, our guests on Pilot #315 are Oscar nominees and stars of the show Michael Fassbender and Jeffrey Wright, who sat down with our very own deep cover agent Jordan King to talk lessons in spycraft, the meaning of Martian, exploring the lines between lies and truth, and, er, the current state of government and global politics. So, a lighthearted chat, then! [26:07 — 44:13 approx].

Back in the podbooth, James Dyer, Boyd Hilton, and Kay Ribeiro convene to chat about what they've been watching this week and to dive into this week's listener's question, which is all about shows that didn't really hit their stride until three seasons in. Then, over on the news front, the team discuss the latest project from Him & Her creator Stefan Golaszewski, John Krasinski and Matthew Rhys' new Prime Video thriller series,...

If you’re not sure what to stream this week, you’ve come to the right place! Here at Show Snob, we love staying up-to-date on the latest releases. Now, you may have heard that Star Wars: Skeleton Crew is coming to Disney+, but that’s the only new series in town!

Everything new to stream (or catch up on) this weekStar Wars: Skeleton Crew season 1 premieres on Dec. 2 only on Disney+The Sticky season 1 premieres on Dec. 2, only on Prime VideoBlack Doves premieres on Dec. 5 only on NetflixCreature Commandos premieres on Dec. 5 only on MaxGet Millie Black season 1 is now streaming on Max Senna season 1 is now streaming on NetflixStar Wars: Skeleton Crew

We may be on the last month of the year, but as you can see, there are plenty of more shows to enjoy before we ring in 2025. For starters, the world of Star Wars continues to...

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Anyone who can tear themselves away from Christmas movies this month will have a lot of promising-looking offerings to choose from, both on television and at the movies. Sure, none of them imagine what might happen if Frosty the Snowman came alive and was a total hunk, but how many times can you watch Hot Frosty anyway? This month sees Nicole Kidman starring in A24’s Babygirl and...

Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night stage is gearing up for a eclectic week of guests, from Hollywood royalty to musical sensations. Kicking off on Monday, December 2, Jamie Lee Curtis stops by to discuss her dual projects, “The Last Showgirl” and “The Sticky.” Following Curtis, comedian Hannah Einbinder promotes her stand-up special, “Hannah Einbinder: Everything Must Go,” […]

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With over 500 scripted shows now airing across broadcast, cable and streaming, it’s easy to forget that a favorite comedy is returning, or that the new “prestige drama” you anticipated is about to debut. So consider this our reminder to set your DVR, order a Season Pass, pop a fresh Memorex into the Vcr… however it is you roll.

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The holidays are for one thing and one thing only: TV. No disrespect to food and family, but when else in the year do we have close to a week of uninterrupted screen time that doesn’t involve spreadsheets or whatever it is other people do at work? Not only is December a great time to catch up on all the shows you’ve been meaning to get to this year, but a month with its own impressive lineup of new shows premiering consistently throughout.

With Disney+ dropping a new Star Wars series and Max premiering “Creature Commandos,” big franchises maintain their presence as the year closest out — not to mention the massive franchises unpacked in Peacock’s “Girls Gone Wild: The Untold Story” and Prime Video’s “Glitter and Greed: The Lisa Frank Story.” It’s quite a month for big stars on the small screen, like Keira Knightley...

Placing a “based-on-a true story” dark comedy in the snowy north carries with it some heavy connotations. The success of the Coen Brothers 1996 film Fargo, and its subsequent prestige television series on FX had mostly staked out this setting as their playground. However, The Sticky looks to needle into the setting while opening up the location. Who thought stealing syrup could be such a fruitful world to explore? With an excellent performance from (character actress) Margo Martindale leading the small ensemble, The Sticky scratched an itch for small-time heists. The Prime Video series maintains momentum and silliness despite intense moments of violence. This helps make the admittedly absurd story shine, despite the inclusion of some tired tropes.

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Based on the real-life Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist,...

Prime Video’s newest release, “The Sticky,” transforms an impossible true crime into a wonderfully inventive narrative. It is a deliciously dark comedy thriller. The series, which premieres on December 6, delves inside the freezing world of Quebec’s maple syrup business, crafting a ridiculous and captivating story.

Inspired by the true-life Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist of 2011-2012, in which actual robbers took millions of dollars worth of syrup from strategic reserves, the show brazenly announces at the outset of each episode that this is “absolutely not the true story.” This humorous disclaimer sets the tone for a series that joyfully deconstructs reality while creating something uniquely amusing.

The original crime, which resulted in the disappearance of more than $24 million in maple syrup, was already unbelievable. Prime Video’s adaptation transforms that kernel of truth into a narrative about desperation, dignity, and an unexpected group of maple syrup bandits. Set in the early 2000s,...

On Sunday, Nov. 24, Prime Video hosted a screening and panel discussion for “The Sticky” at The Whitby Hotel Screening Room in New York. The series premiere was shown on the big screen for the packed audience, which was made up of members of the Screen Actors Guild Awards nominating committee. Following the episode, journalist Esther Zuckerman moderated a chat with actress Margo Martindale. An intimate reception capped off the evening, complete with drinks and hors d’oeuvres.

From showrunners Ed Herro and Brian Donovan, “The Sticky” is inspired by the true story dubbed the “Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist.” Martindale, a three-time Emmy winner for “Justified” (2011) and “The Americans” (2015 and ’16), plays Ruth Landry, a tough, middle-aged maple syrup farmer. Per Prime Video, Ruth “turns to crime when the bureaucratic authorities threaten to take away everything she loves. She teams up with the hot-tempered Bostonian mobster (Chris Diamantopoulos) and a mild-mannered...

Amazon Studios' upcoming series The Sticky is a ridiculous show loosely based on an even more ridiculous real-life heist.

In 2012, it was discovered that 9,571 barrels of maple syrup (valued at roughly $18.7 million) had been stealthily stolen over several months.

Now, The Sticky is here to spin a Hollywood take on those events in television format. The story is led by Guillaume Cyr (Remy Bouchard), Mago Martindale (Ruth Clarke), and Chris Diamantopoulos (Mike Byrne).

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Prime Video is ready with an entertainment-packed December this year. The upcoming month will see the beginning of some of Prime Video’s best original shows including Secret Level and also the return of hit movies like Your Fault. Just like every month, Prime Video is ready to overload you with great content. So, we’re here to tell you about the best 7 new movies and TV shows coming to Prime Video in December 2024.

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The Red Virgin is a Spanish drama film directed by Paula Ortiz from a screenplay co-written by Eduard Sola and Clara Roquet. The 2024 film is set in the 1930s during the Second Spanish Republic in Spain and it follows a precocious and prolific writer who is raised by her mother to become the model of future women.

When Jamie Lee Curtis rings you up with an offer to take a part she was supposed to play, it might be normal to wonder if it was a crank call. But when Margo Martindale had this happen to her, she did her best to hear her out. Speaking in a recent interview with the Los Angeles Times, Martindale shared the story of how she came to land the lead role of Ruth Landry in Amazon Prime Video’s upcoming limited crime comedy series “The Sticky.”

“[Curtis] said, ‘I was going to do this, but I can’t, and I thought the only person that reminds me of me is you,’” said Martindale. “I wanted to say, ‘In what world?’”

Despite not knowing Curtis personally, Martindale was willing to give her the benefit of the doubt and read the script, but Curtis wasn’t keen to wait for a response.

“She said,...

Prime Video has announced the lineup of movies and TV shows that will be available on the service in November. The Prime Video December 2024 lineup includes new Amazon original movies, TV shows, and specials.

Members can look forward to Angry Birds Mystery Island Part 3, Beast Games, Culpa Tuya (“Your Fault”), Jack in Time for Christmas, Pop Culture Jeopardy!, Secret Level, The Sticky, Thursday Night Football, and more.

Prime Video Originals

The Prime Video December 2024 programming includes the following Originals.

Angry Birds Mystery Island Part 3 (2024 – Streaming December 3)

Based on Rovio’s popular game Angry Birds, Angry Birds Mystery Island introduces three new Hatchling characters—” Mia,” “Rosie,” and “Buddy”—and a foreign-exchange piglet named “Hamylton” who are mistakenly catapulted onto an uncharted island.

The ragtag bunch quickly learns that, in order to survive and make it back home, they will need to unlock the mysteries of the island together.

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Exclusive: Beth Iley, an ex-senior development exec at Amazon Canada, is heading to Law & Order Toronto maker Lark Productions.

Iley takes on the newly-created VP, International Series Development post at the Vancouver-based outfit, which also makes the Toronto and Vancouver versions of The Real Housewives.

Based in Toronto, she is tasked with overseeing Lark’s international development and co-production strategy, reporting to President Erin Haskett and VP Scripted Series, Nicole Mendes. As part of Lark’s first-look distribution deal with Universal International Studios (Uis), which is a division of Universal Studio Group, Iley will also work closely with the studio’s scripted team to develop new projects. Uis has a minority stake in Lark.

At Amazon, Iley was responsible for a scripted slate that included Three Pines, starring Alfred Molina; The Lake, starring Julia Stiles and Jordan Gavaris; and upcoming The Sticky, for which she also served as EP for...

Exclusive: After chronicling the BlackBerry’s rise and fall with Matt Johnson’s lauded IFC film of the same name, Jay Baruchel has come aboard to star in another true story, The Stunt Driver, a film chronicling the exploits of daredevil stuntman Ken Carter.

Reuniting Baruchel with Michael Dowse, the filmmaker behind his R-rated 2011 hockey comedy Goon, The Stunt Driver watches as “The Mad Canadian” Carter attempts to execute the boldest maneuver of his career during the 1970s, launching a rocket car off a 90-foot-high ramp across the St. Lawrence River. Covering a span of more than a mile, the stunt would have him jump from Canada into the United States. The film, which Dowse calls his “white whale project,” follows Carter’s quest to make his seemingly impossible dream a reality, chronicling his preparation for the jump and the absurd challenges he faces along the way.

Based on the...

Exclusive: Director, writer and executive producer Jonathan Levine has signed with WME for representation.

Levine directed the entire first season of Hulu’s Nine Perfect Strangers, starring Nicole Kidman and Melissa McCarthy. He is currently in post-production on the second season, of which he directed four episodes and is also an executive producer.

He is also an executive producer on Prime Video’s new series The Sticky, through his production company Megamix Inc., which he co-founded with Gillian Bohrer.

The company has a first-look deal with Lionsgate, extending a longtime collaboration between the parties, which began on the 2011 Golden Globe-nominated film, 50/50, starring Seth Rogen and Joseph Gordon Levitt. The relationship continued with 2013’s Warm Bodies, as well as the 2019 comedy Long Shot, led by Rogen and Charlize Theron.

He is also in development on Mr. Irrelevant, a Skydance Sports film starring David Corenswet, about John Tuggle, who was given...

A24 has launched the first trailer for Luca Guadagnino’s next film ‘Queer’ starring Daniel Craig.

The adaptation of William S. Burroughs’ controversial novel sees Craig take on the role of Lee – a self-conscious, insecure man living it up in 1950s Mexico City surviving on GI Bill benefits and part-time jobs among expat American college students. He becomes infatuated with Eugene Allerton (Drew Starkey), a recently discharged young U.S. Navy serviceman and drug user from Florida newly arrived in town.

Directed by Guadagnino, the movie also stars Drew Starkey, Lesley Manville, Jason Schwartzman, Henry Zaga, Andra Ursuta, Michael Borremans and David Lowery.

Also in trailers – “Get your hands of my trees…” Trailer sneaks in for the dark comedy series ‘The Sticky’

The film had its US Premiere in the Spotlight Gala slot at the New York Film Festival and also had its UK Premiere as a Special Presentation at the...

Netflix has launched in pole position the full trailer for the upcoming limited series on motor racing legend Ayrton Senna, ‘Senna’.

Over six episodes, the miniseries dramatizes Ayrton Senna’s (Gabriel Leone) journey through triumphs, disappointments, joys, and sorrows for the first time, revealing his personality and personal relationships. The story starts at the beginning of the three-time Formula 1 champion’s motor racing career, following him from his karting days, through his move to England to compete in Formula Ford, and continues up to the tragic accident in Imola, Italy, during the San Marino Grand Prix.

In addition to Leone, the cast features Brazilian actors such as Alice Wegmann, Camila Márdila, Christian Malheiros, Gabriel Louchard (Galvão Bueno), Hugo Bonemer (Nelson Piquet), Julia Foti (Adriane Galisteu), Marco Ricca, Nicolas Cruz (brother), Pâmela Tomé (Xuxa), Rodrigo Veloso and Susana Ribeiro. The international cast includes Arnaud Viard (Jean-Marie Balestre), Joe Hurst (Keith Sutton...

The Sticky has its premiere date. Prime Video announced the release date for the comedic heist series with a trailer and poster. All six episodes of the series will be released at once.

Margo Martindale, Chris Diamantopoulos, and Guillaume Cyr star in the series while Jamie Lee Curtis (above) guests. Brian Donovan and Ed Herro created The Sticky series, which follows the events behind a real-life heist that made global headlines in 2012.

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Prime Video has released the official trailer for ‘The Sticky,’ a fast-paced, dark comedy series from Blumhouse Television.

Inspired by a real-life heist that made global headlines in 2012, which saw more than $18 million worth of maple syrup stolen from Quebec’s national reserves.

The series follows Ruth Landry (three-time Emmy Award winner Margo Martindale), a tough, middle-aged maple syrup farmer who turns to crime when the bureaucratic authorities threaten to take away everything she loves. She teams up with the hot-tempered Bostonian mobster (Chris Diamantopoulos), and a mild-mannered French-Canadian security guard (Guillaume Cyr) to carry out a multi-million-dollar heist on Quebec’s maple syrup surplus.

In the trailer, the unlikely trio of maple syrup thieves are introduced – as they evade the long arm of the law, create mayhem in their quest for liquid gold, and potentially dabble in murder.

The trailer also delivers the first glimpse of legendary Oscar and...

“The Sticky” is a new live-action ‘heist’ drama TV series, based on a true story, starring Margo Martindale, Chris Diamantopoulos, Guillaume Cyr and Jamie Lee Curtusm, streaming 6 episodes December 6, 2024 on Prime Video:

“…’Ruth Landry’, is a tough, middle-aged maple syrup farmer who turns to crime when the bureaucratic authorities threaten to take away everything she loves.

“She teams up with a Bostonian mobster and a French-Canadian security guard to carry out a multi-million-dollar heist on Quebec's maple syrup surplus…”

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A new dark comedy series, The Sticky, inspired by the audacious 2012 maple syrup heist in Quebec, is set to premiere on Prime Video December 6th. The Sticky centers on Ruth Landry, a maple syrup farmer played by Margo Martindale, who resorts to criminal activity when her livelihood is threatened. Joining Landry in her scheme […]

Maple Syrup Heist Comedy “The Sticky” Arrives on Prime Video Dec 6...

Prime Video today released the official trailer and key art for The Sticky, a fast-paced, dark comedy series from Blumhouse Television, inspired by a real-life heist that made global headlines in 2012, which saw more than $18 million worth of maple syrup stolen from Quebec’s national reserves.

From showrunners Brian Donovan and Ed Herro, The Sticky combines moments of culture-clash hilarity, edge-of-the-seat excitement, and heartbreaking drama. All six episodes premiere on Good December 6 exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories around the world.

The Sticky follows Ruth Landry (three-time Emmy Award winner Margo Martindale), a tough, middle-aged maple syrup farmer who turns to crime when the bureaucratic authorities threaten to take away everything she loves.

She teams up with the hot-tempered Bostonian mobster (Chris Diamantopoulos) and a mild-mannered French-Canadian security guard (Guillaume Cyr) to carry out a multi-million-dollar heist on Quebec’s maple syrup surplus.

In the deliciously devious trailer,...

"This is our chance... to show 'em who's boss!" Prime Video has unveiled an official trailer for a new comedy crime / heist thriller series called The Sticky, which will be streaming starting in December later this year. It's inspired by the true story known as the "Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist" - which really happened in 2011 & 2012. Officially, according to the numbers, it is the "most valuable heist in Canadian history!" How dare anyone steal that precious liquid gold. "Mayhem, murder, and maple syrup." The Sticky is a comedy-drama series about Ruth Landry, a maple syrup farmer who, in defiance of a heartless system, assembles a team of misfits to undertake the Canadian heist of the century. The target: the country's multi-million dollar maple syrup surplus. The acclaimed Margo Martindale stars as Ruth in this, with a series cast featuring Chris Diamantopoulos, Guillaume Cyr, Guy Nadon, Gita Miller, Mickaël Gouin, and Suzanne Clément.