The comedy revolves around Ruth Clarke, a tough, supremely competent middle-aged Canadian maple syrup farmer who's had it with being hemmed in by the polite, bureaucratic conventions native to her country's identity. Especially now that that very bureaucracy is threatening to take away everything she loves: her farm, her comatose husband, and her right to manifest destiny. 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.
Brian Donovan and Ed Herro created the series, with Jonathan Levine set to direct. They will executive produce with Jamie Lee Curtis, Kathryn Borel, Gillian Bohrer, Josée Vallée, Bruno Dubé, Jason Blum, Chris McCumber and Jeremy Gold. Blumhouse Television, Comet Pictures, Megamix and Sphere Media will produce.
"We are thrilled to be working with this incredible lineup of talent behind the scenes to bring this story to life," said Christina Wayne, Head of Canadian Originals, Amazon Studios. "The Amazon Studios team in Canada couldn't resist these characters and a story centered around delicious stolen goods is perfect for our Prime Video audience."
