The Sticky
Ruth Clarke, a tough, supremely competent middle-aged Canadian maple syrup farmer has had it with being hemmed in by the polite, bureaucratic conventions native to her country’s identity. With the help of Remy Bouchard, a pint-sized local blockhead and an aging 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.
Overview
Ruth Clarke, a tough, supremely competent middle-aged Canadian maple syrup farmer has had it with being hemmed in by the polite, bureaucratic conventions native to her country’s identity. With the help of Remy Bouchard, a pint-sized local blockhead and an aging 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.
Kathryn Borel
Creator / EP
Episodes
1. Petiole
Canadian maple syrup farmer Ruth Landry hits back at bureaucratic exploitation by planning a syrup heist with low-level Boston criminal Mike Byrne and inside man Remy Bouchard.
2. Insertion Point
As the plan for the heist comes together, Ruth is arrested for vandalizing the Association. Meanwhile, big city cop Valerie Nadeau is called in to investigate a murder.
3. Margins
Ruth, Mike and Remy are involved in a white-knuckle race with the police to prevent them discovering evidence that would jeopardize the heist.
Cast & Crew
Margo Martindale
Ruth Landry
Chris Diamantopoulos
Mike Byrne
Guillaume Cyr
Remy Bouchard
