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The Sticky is a 2024 Canadian television series produced by Jason Blum and Jamie Lee Curtis. The show, starring Margo Martindale, was released on December 6, 2024, on Prime Video. The Sticky is loosely based on the Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist.
Ruth Landry, a maple syrup farmer, devises a plan to avenge her losses and upend the industry as avaricious rivals who were once her friends attack her livelihood, threatening her family's maple syrup farm. She then responds by setting out on a calculated quest to exact revenge for the transgression and seize control of the syrup sector.
The series has a dark comedic edge that blends tension, greed, and the lengths people will go to for survival. Here are eight shows similar to The Sticky to viewers who like these themes.
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Sunny, Good Girls, and 6 other shows to watch if you like The Sticky
1) A Man on the Inside
A Man on the Inside premiered on November 21, 2024, with Ted Danson as Charles, a retired professor struggling with life after his wife's death. His daughter encourages him to find a new focus, which sets him on the path to becoming a private investigator.
He is tasked with investigating a mystery at a senior living facility, where he makes new connections. The show explores aging and life's second chances with a humorous tone.
A similarity between The Sticky and A Man on the Inside is that both Ruth and Charles, the main characters, embark on personal quests motivated by loss and a desire for justice or closure. Ruth seeks revenge on rivals who have betrayed her and threatened her family's maple syrup farm, while Charles, after the death of his wife, becomes a private investigator to solve a mystery at the senior living facility.
Where to watch: Netflix
2) Good Girls
Good Girls is an American crime-comedy drama television series that tells the story of three suburban mothers who end up robbing a grocery store and, as a result, getting involved with a mob boss and the FBI.
The three mothers, Beth, Ruby, and Annie, are facing different financial burdens. They concoct an unlikely heist, robbing a local supermarket to help alleviate their money woes. A successful robbery puts them in the crosshairs with two figures: the store manager, who had recognized Annie as one of the robbers, and gang leader Rio, who had been using the supermarket as a front to store and launder counterfeit money.
Soon enough, the mothers get entangled in a series of gang heists, debts, secrets, and familial crises.
Viewers who liked The Sticky would enjoy Good Girls for its focus on relatable characters facing morally complex situations, blending humor and drama.
Where to watch: Netflix
3) Sunny
Sunny is an American black comedy television series created by Katie Robbins, based on the 2018 novel The Dark Manual by Irish writer Colin O'Sullivan. The series premiered on July 10, 2024, on Apple TV+. It follows Suzie, an American woman in Kyoto whose husband and son disappeared in a plane crash, who receives a domestic robot from her husband's robotics company.
When a robot kills a man at an ImaTech facility, Suzie Sakamoto's world unravels in bereavement for her husband, Masa, and her son, Zen, presumed dead in a mystery crash. But when Masa's creation, a Domestic Assistance Robot named Sunny, finally turns up, she is consumed by suspicion.
Her search for the truth about ImaTech and the robots leads her through an underground network of hackers who are illegally accessing homebots.
In The Sticky, Ruth seeks revenge and aims to protect her family's maple syrup farm from betraying rivals. In Sunny, Suzie, driven by grief and suspicion, investigates the truth behind the robot created by her late husband. Both characters are motivated by personal vendettas, with the shows blending suspense and drama as they confront larger threats.
Where to watch: Apple TV+
4) Shrinking
The series stars Jason Segel as a grieving therapist who decides to become drastically more involved in his patients' lives. Following the death of his wife, Jimmy Laird, the therapist starts breaking through the ethical barriers of telling his patients exactly what he is actually thinking. This leads to massive changes in his and their lives.
The show also features Harrison Ford, Jessica Williams, Christa Miller, Michael Urie, Luke Tennie, Lukita Maxwell, and Ted McGinley.
In Shrinking, the main character, Jimmy, struggles with grief after his wife's death, which affects his relationships and his work as a therapist. Similarly, in The Sticky, characters feel emotionally "stuck," unable to move forward due to unresolved issues, impacting their personal connections.
Where to watch: Apple TV+
5) Only Murders in the Building
Only Murders in the Building (OMITB) is an American mystery comedy-drama television series created by Steve Martin and John Hoffman.
The series follows three strangers, portrayed by Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez, who bond over their mutual interest in true crime podcasts. They become friends while investigating a succession of suspicious murders in the Arconia and producing their own podcast about the cases, titled Only Murders in the Building.
A viewer who enjoyed The Sticky would likely enjoy OMITB because both shows combine humor with intriguing mysteries. They share a lighthearted tone while uncovering secrets and solving puzzles at the same time.
Where to watch: Disney +, Hulu, Apple TV+
6) The Franchise
Jon Brown is the creator of the satirical comedic television series The Franchise.
The story follows the behind-the-scenes of a film that is part of a larger superhero film franchise. The series centers on Daniel, the first assistant director (1st AD), as he navigates the daily challenges of working on Tecto: Eye of the Storm. It is a minor film in the franchise, in contrast to the more high-priority "team-up" movie, Centurios 2.
On the chaotic set, new AD Dag is thrown into a world of eccentric directors, meddling executives, and unpredictable actors. As the crew struggles with stunts, creative clashes, and constant interference, Dag must keep the film on track despite the madness around her. With every decision, the pressure builds, and the stakes get higher.
In The Sticky, as Ruth seeks revenge and control after being betrayed by former friends, a similar theme is shown in The Franchise, as Dag manages a chaotic film set full of clashes and interference. Both characters are forced to maintain control and pursue their goals amid external turmoil.
Where to watch: HBO Max
7) Somebody Somewhere
Somebody Somewhere is an American comedy-drama television series starring Bridget Everett as Sam, who returns to Manhattan, Kansas, to care for her sister. After her sister passes away from cancer, she eventually settles down in the town where she was born and nurtured. Sam feels that while everyone else's lives are changing or moving on, hers is stuck.
In Somebody Somewhere, the main character, Sam, struggles with grief and finding her place in a small town, ultimately seeking self-acceptance and connection. Similarly, in The Sticky, characters face emotional challenges to find belonging or growth.
Where to watch: HBO Max, Hulu
8) Bad Monkey
Bad Monkey is a crime drama and black comedy television program from the United States. It is based on the 2013 same-named book by Carl Hiaasen. The television series stars Jodie Turner-Smith, Rob Delaney, Natalie Martinez, Meredith Hagner, Alex Moffat, Michelle Monaghan, Ronald Peet, Vince Vaughn, and L. Scott Caldwell.
The plot revolves around Andrew Yancy, a former police detective who has been assigned to examine South Florida eateries. A tourist discovers a severed arm, which draws Yancy into a corrupt and avaricious world that destroys the ecology and the land in Florida and the Bahamas.
Both The Sticky and Bad Monkey feature protagonists drawn into corrupt worlds due to personal betrayal. Ruth seeks revenge on rivals threatening her farm, while Andrew gets involved in a corrupt investigation after discovering a severed arm.
Where to watch: Apple TV+, Prime Video
Viewers can stream all six episodes of The Sticky on Prime Video.
