Is Escape at Dannemora easy watching?

No. Less comforting than 94% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Is Escape at Dannemora scary?

Yes, very. More frightening than 93% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Is Escape at Dannemora violent?

Yes. More violent than 81% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Is Escape at Dannemora sad?

Somewhat. More sad than 66% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Escape at Dannemora

Name: Escape at Dannemora
Genre: Drama, Crime
Released: 2018
Rating: 7.514
Cast: Benicio del Toro, Paul Dano, Patricia Arquette, Eric Lange, David Morse

Created by Michael Tolkin, Brett Johnson

On Showtime

20181 season7 episodes51 min7.5 / 10

A tense, psychologically intricate true-crime drama centered on manipulation and sexual entanglement within a prison, where the escape itself is secondary to the toxic dynamics that enabled it.

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.

Clusters

Secrets, Scandal, and Forbidden Desire Betrayal, Paranoia, and the Cost of Loyalty Paranoia Without Comfort Grief, Guilt, and the Long Investigation

Genres

Drama Crime

Keywords

Love Triangle Painter Prison Cell Manipulation Based On True Story Prison Guard Prison Escape Prison Life Upstate New York

Where to watch

StreamParamount+, fuboTV, Spectrum On Demand
BuyApple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Fandango At Home

Questions people ask

Is Escape at Dannemora easy watching? No. Less comforting than 94% of series.
Is Escape at Dannemora scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 93% of series.
Does Escape at Dannemora leave you hopeful? Barely. Less hopeful than 88% of series.
Is Escape at Dannemora violent? Yes. More violent than 81% of series.
Is Escape at Dannemora sad? Somewhat. More sad than 66% of series.

These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.