‘The Sticky’ taps real-life maple syrup heist for series about unseen side of Quebec [Video]

Toronto-born actor Chris Diamantopoulos says he always seeks projects that are shot and set in Canada but has often been put off by the way his country is portrayed on American TV.

“Typically, when you hear about a quintessentially Canadian show, you get these sorts of Canadian parodies – you’ve got the moose, you’ve got the beaver, you’ve got the ‘sorry,’ you’ve got the ‘aboot,’” he reflects during a call from his home in Los Angeles.

His new series “The Sticky” taps into yet another distinctly Canadian staple by setting the action in Quebec’s maple syrup industry, but Diamantopoulos says the Prime Video dramedy offers a refreshingly offbeat story that doesn’t lean on stale stereotypes.

“It shows us a part of Canada that we’ve never seen before as viewing audiences — this sort of Québécois, dark, criminal underbelly,” says Diamantopoulos, whose past credits include the HBO comedy “Silicon Valley.”

He …