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Escape at Dannemora

TV·2018–2018·Paramount+ with Showtime·Drama, Crime·1h 6m·7.7·Created by Brett Johnson, Michael Tolkin

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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.

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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