Escape at Dannemora (2018–2018)

TV ShowEndedDrama, Crime1 season, 7 episodes
Escape at Dannemora posterReview score: 77%

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Plot

Escape at Dannemora is based on the stranger-than-fiction prison break in upstate New York in the summer of 2015 which spawned a statewide manhunt for two convicted murderers, aided in their escape by a married female prison employee who carried on months-long affairs with both men.

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  1. 01Escape at Dannemora S01E07Part 7S01E07 · 8.1Matt and Sweat run for their lives as the tension between them is pushed to the extreme. Tilly gets out of the hospital and does her best to evade the authorities. But as the law closes in, all three are confronted with hard truths about who they really are. Series finale.
  2. 02Escape at Dannemora S01E05Part 5S01E05 · 7.9On the day of the escape, Matt and Sweat know the smallest mistake can derail their whole plan. But when a stern corrections officer takes over the post in the tailor shop and fellow inmate Murder gets out of the Special Housing Unit, Matt seems attracted to the danger. Tilly and Lyle have a fateful dinner at an all-you-can-eat Chinese restaurant.
  3. 03Escape at Dannemora S01E03Part 3S01E03 · 7.5Matt and Sweat run into walls and other obstacles as they search for a way out, but the power of positive thinking helps keep them on track. Tilly begins to feel guilty about her mounting indiscretions, but she has a funny way of showing it.

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode7Episodes2018Aired 7.5Season avg
  1. S01E01Escape at Dannemora S01E01Part 1November 18, 2018 7.3After the June, 2015 prison break from Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, NY, Joyce “Tilly” Mitchell is questioned about her involv
  2. S01E02Escape at Dannemora S01E02Part 2November 25, 2018 7.4Matt has an idea to get out of Dannemora, but Sweat is not interested in taking the risk. Matt begins to help Tilly with an inmate she doesn
  3. S01E03Escape at Dannemora S01E03Part 3December 2, 2018 7.5Matt and Sweat run into walls and other obstacles as they search for a way out, but the power of positive thinking helps keep them on track.
  4. S01E04Escape at Dannemora S01E04Part 4December 9, 2018 7.4Excited by the possibility of a new life, Tilly tries her best to avoid Lyle, who is planning something special for their anniversary. Sweat
  5. S01E05Escape at Dannemora S01E05Part 5December 16, 2018 7.9On the day of the escape, Matt and Sweat know the smallest mistake can derail their whole plan. But when a stern corrections officer takes o
  6. S01E06Escape at Dannemora S01E06Part 6December 23, 2018 7.1In a deep dive into the minds of these individuals, we finally see what Matt and Sweat are capable of outside the prison walls. Tilly’s natu
  7. S01E07Escape at Dannemora S01E07Season's bestPart 7December 30, 2018 8.1Matt and Sweat run for their lives as the tension between them is pushed to the extreme. Tilly gets out of the hospital and does her best to

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Cast

Benicio del ToroBenicio del ToroRichard MattPaul DanoPaul DanoDavid SweatPatricia ArquettePatricia ArquetteJoyce 'Tilly' MitchellEric LangeEric LangeLyle MitchellDavid MorseDavid MorseGene PalmerBonnie HuntBonnie HuntCatherine ScottGregory DannGregory DannCorrections Officer Boyd

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