Escape at Dannemora (2018)

Biography · Crime · Drama

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.

IMDb rating: 7.9 (34,668 votes)
Episode average: 8.0 ↑ +0.1 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Streaming (US): Paramount+
Language: EN
Type: Mini-series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

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Seasons

Season 1 (2018)

7.96 avg 7 episodes 7.6 → 8.3 63 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Part 1	7.6	1,367
2	Part 2	7.7	1,161
3	Part 3	7.9	1,085
4	Part 4	7.9	1,038
5	Part 5	8.6	1,182
6	Part 6	7.7	1,130
7	Part 7	8.3	1,013