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.
Benicio del Toro
Richard Matt
Paul Dano
David Sweat
Patricia Arquette
Joyce 'Tilly' Mitchell
Eric Lange
Lyle Mitchell
David Morse
Gene Palmer
Bonnie Hunt
Catherine Scott
Gregory Dann
Corrections Officer Boyd
Escape at Dannemora is a drama, crime series that first aired in 2018 exploring themes of love triangle, prison cell, based on true story, prison guard, prison escape, prison life. Created by Brett Johnson, it stars Benicio del Toro, Paul Dano, Patricia Arquette. 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.
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