Escape at Dannemora is an American crime miniseries that premiered in November 2018. Based on a real-life 2015 Clinton Correctional Facility escape in upstate New York, this seven-part series follows the story of two convicted murderers who escaped the prison, aided by some prison employees.
Escape at Dannemora is directed by Ben Stillers, who has recently worked on the Apple TV series Severance. The show is written by Brett Johnson and Michael Tolkin.
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After developing an intimate relationship with the prison seamstress at Clinton Facility, prisoners Richard Matt and David Sweat plan their escape. The show accounts for their days before the escape and the three-week chase that followed.
The show's star cast includes Benicio del Toro, Patricia Arquette, Paul Dano, Bonnie Hunt, Eric Lange, and David Morse in primary roles.
Here is everything about Escape at Dannemora's director- Ben Stiller.
Who is the director of Escape at Dannemora?
The series was directed by Benjamin Edward Meara Stiller, commonly known as Ben Stiller. Stiller is an American actor, filmmaker, and comedian whose movies have performed well at theatres, especially in Canada and the US, in recent years.
Born to actors and comedians Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara, Stiller began his career writing mockumentaries and parodies of famous films.
One of his earlier parodies, The Hustler of Money, gained him enough attention and even aired on Saturday Night Live in 1987. Two years later, he was offered the role of a writer on the show.
He later left the show as a featured performer because they didn't want him to write short films. However, he continued writing short films starring friends and fellow actors.
Escape at Dannemora director- Other works explored
One of his most notable credits is The Ben Stiller Show, which ran for 13 seasons on MTV in 1990 and on Fox in 1992 and 1993. The show also won him a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Program.
He made his debut in movies with Reality Bites. His other works include films like The Cable Guy (1996), Zoolander (2001), Tropic Thunder (2008), and The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013).
He also starred in other such successful studio comedies, including There’s Something About Mary (1998), Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004), Along Came Polly (2004), Starsky & Hutch (2004), and Tower Heist (2011).
In addition to directing, Stiller has appeared on various shows, such as Friends, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Arrested Development, and Extras.
The 2018 Escape at Dannemora earned him a Directors Guild of America Award and two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Limited Series and Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series.
The 2022 series Severance, for which he served as a director and an executive producer, earned him Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Drama Series and Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series.
He raised $32,000 for his charity Project ALS by appearing on the game show Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?
Escape at Dannemora is now available to stream on Netflix in the US.
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