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Escape at Dannemora Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
7 Episodes 2018 - 2018
Episode 1
Part 1
Sun, Nov 18, 2018 64 mins
Series premiere. Two men escape from an upstate New York prison in June 2015, and Joyce "Tilly" Mitchell is questioned about her involvement with them. Months earlier, Tilly enjoys her job at the prison tailor shop, balancing the temptations of David Sweat, a younger inmate, and her obligations to her husband, Lyle. Richard Matt, an inmate with an artistic talent, supplies oil paintings to guards in exchange for special treatment. Ultimately, his attentions turn to Tilly.
Episode 2
Part 2
Sun, Nov 25, 2018 52 mins
Matt 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't get along with in the shop, while Sweat comes to miss the freedoms that come with Matt's protection
Episode 3
Part 3
Sun, Dec 2, 2018 60 mins
Matt 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.
Episode 4
Part 4
Sun, Dec 9, 2018 58 mins
Excited by the possibility of a new life, Tilly tries her best to avoid Lyle, who is planning something special for their anniversary. Sweat makes progress on the escape route, but feels like he's doing all the work. Matt, however, likes the arrangement just fine.
Episode 5
Part 5
Sun, Dec 16, 2018 56 mins
On 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. Meanwhile, Tilly and Lyle have a fateful dinner at an all-you-can-eat Chinese restaurant.
Episode 6
Part 6
Sun, Dec 23, 2018 54 mins
A deep dive into the minds of Matt and Sweat shows what they are capable of outside the prison walls, and Tilly's natural instincts aren't much better.
Episode 7
Part 7
Sun, Dec 30, 2018 99 mins
Series finale. Matt and Sweat run for their lives as the tension between them is pushed to the extreme.
