On the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 88% with an average rating of 7 out of 10, based on 60 reviews. The series was met with acclaim upon its premiere. Episodes No.īrett Johnson & Michael Tolkin & Jerry Stahl However, production was further delayed three weeks to accommodate the birth of Lange's son. Director Ben Stiller decided to shut down production for a month and resume filming the episode once Arquette and Lange lost the weight. Episode 6 was also the final episode filmed, so Arquette and Lange could lose the excess weight gained over the course of production. Episode 6, the flashback episode, was filmed on 16 mm, unlike the rest of the series. For their roles, Patricia Arquette and Eric Lange each gained 40 pounds. Principal production commenced in Upstate New York from August 2017 to March 2018.

Jim Parrack as Kevin Tarsia, a deputy sheriff.Charlie Hofheimer as Kenny Barrile, Sr.Michael Imperioli as Andrew Cuomo, Governor of New York.Matt and Sweat made their escape on Boyd's shift. Gregory Dann as Albert Boyd, the fearsome and most loathed correctional officer at Clinton Correctional.Carolyn Mignini as Ilene Mulvaney, Tilly’s supervisor who frequently butts heads with her.Joshua Rivera as Angel, a fellow inmate of Matt and Sweat's.Michael Beasley as Murder, an inmate who’s given Sweat’s job as shop supervisor upon his firing.Jeremy Bobb as Dennis Lambert, a corrections officer and friend of Lyle.David Morse as Gene Palmer, the inmate escort guard at Clinton Correctional.

Eric Lange as Lyle Mitchell, Tilly's husband and maintenance worker at Clinton Correctional.

Bonnie Hunt as Catherine Leahy Scott, the New York State Inspector General heading up a formal investigation of the Matt–Sweat prison escape.

Paul Dano as David Sweat, a convicted murderer.

Patricia Arquette as Joyce 'Tilly' Mitchell, a married prison worker who becomes romantically entangled with both Matt and Sweat and aids in their escape.Benicio del Toro as Richard Matt, a convicted murderer.The escape prompted a massive manhunt for the two convicted murderers, who were aided in their escape by a married female prison employee with whom they both became sexually entangled. The series is based on the true story of the 2015 Clinton Correctional Facility escape in upstate New York. It stars Benicio del Toro, Patricia Arquette, Paul Dano, Bonnie Hunt, Eric Lange, and David Morse. The seven-episode series was created and written by Brett Johnson and Michael Tolkin and directed by Ben Stiller. It is based on the 2015 Clinton Correctional Facility escape. Escape at Dannemora is an American crime drama television limited series that premiered on Showtime on November 18, 2018.

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