Prime Video has decided not to renew The Sticky for a second season, following the release of its six-episode first season on December 6.
The Canadian sitcom, starring Margo Martindale, Chris Diamantopoulos, Guillaume Cyr, and a special appearance by Jamie Lee Curtis, did not attract the desired audience despite receiving positive feedback (80% on Rotten Tomatoes).
Similar to the recently canceled The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh, The Sticky struggled to build a substantial audience according to Deadline.
Comedy shows usually require more time to establish themselves compared to dramas. This might be why streaming services are creating fewer half-hour comedies and why such shows frequently get canceled after only one season.
Produced by Blumhouse Television, Curtis’ Comet Pictures, Jonathan Levine‘s Megamix, and Sphere Media, The Sticky was based on the notorious 2012 maple syrup theft in Quebec, where more than $18 million worth of syrup was stolen from the national stockpile.
The show follows Ruth Landry (Martindale), a tough, middle-aged maple syrup farmer, who resorts to crime after bureaucratic authorities threaten to take everything she cherishes. She teams up with a volatile Bostonian mobster (Diamantopoulos) and a mild-mannered French-Canadian security guard (Cyr) to pull off a multi-million-dollar heist on Quebec’s maple syrup surplus.
The series was created by Brian Donovan and Ed Herro, who also served as executive producers and showrunners. Other executive producers included Jonathan Levine and Gillian Bohrer from Megamix, Curtis from Comet Pictures, as well as Jason Blum, Chris Dickie, Jeremy Gold, and Chris McCumber from Blumhouse Television, with Michael Dowse.
Additional executive producers included Lauren Grant, Josée Vallée, and Bruno Dubé from Sphere Media, Inc, along with associate producer Russell Goldman from Comet Pictures.
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