8.199 minSeason 1 • Episode 7
LatestMatt and Sweat run for their lives as the tension between them is pushed to the extreme. Tilly gets out of the hospital and does her best to evade the authorities. But as the law closes in, all three are confronted with hard truths about who they really are. Series finale.
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.
Acting
Arquette's frumpy desperation is physically uncomfortable to watch—in the best way
Direction
Ben Stiller directs like he's punishing the landscape itself
Practical Effects
The actual prison, actual snow, actual claustrophobia
Creators
Michael Tolkin, Brett Johnson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real Joyce Mitchell tried to sue Showtime for defamation, claiming she wasn't 'that stupid.' The lawsuit was dismissed.
Ben Stiller spent months securing filming access to the actual Clinton Correctional Facility, making this the most authentic prison break set since... the actual prison break.
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