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 comedy, which featured Margo Martindale, Chris Diamantopoulos, Guillaume Cyr, and a guest appearance by Jamie Lee Curtis, failed to gain the viewership needed despite receiving positive reviews (80% on Rotten Tomatoes).
Similar to the recently canceled The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh, The Sticky struggled to build a substantial audience according to Deadline.
Comedies typically take longer to find their footing compared to dramas, which may explain why streaming platforms are producing fewer half-hour comedies, and why those shows often face higher cancellation rates after just one season.
The Sticky, produced by Blumhouse Television, Curtis’ Comet Pictures, Jonathan Levine‘s Megamix, and Sphere Media, was inspired by the infamous 2012 maple syrup heist in Quebec, which saw over $18 million worth of syrup stolen from the national reserves.
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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