Escape at Dannemora - Season 1 - Eps 1: Part 1
After the June, 2015 prison break from Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, NY, Joyce “Tilly” Mitchell is questioned about her involvement with the two men. Months earlier, Tilly enjoys her job at the prison tailor shop, balancing the temptations of David Sweat, a younger inmate, and her obligations to her husband, Lyle. Richard Matt, an inmate with an artistic talent, supplies oil paintings to guards in exchange for special treatment. Ultimately his attentions turn to Tilly.
About Escape at Dannemora
Title: Escape at Dannemora
First Air Date: 2018-11-18
Last Air Date: 2018-12-30
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.513/10 (from 225 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 1
Total Episodes: 7
Network: Showtime
Genres: Drama, Crime
Production Companies: Michael De Luca Productions, Red Hour, Showtime Networks, Showtime
Synopsis
The stranger-than-fiction account of a prison break in upstate New York in the summer of 2015, which spawned a massive manhunt for two convicted murderers who were aided in their escape by a married female prison employee with whom they both became sexually entangled.
Cast
Benicio del Toro
Richard Matt
Paul Dano
David Sweat
Patricia Arquette
Joyce "Tilly" Mitchell
David Morse
Gene Palmer
Eric Lange
Lyle Mitchell
Bonnie Hunt
Catherine Scott
Gregory Dann
Corrections Officer Boyd
