#ESCAPE FROM DANNEMORA REDDIT SERIES#

In this handout from New York State Police, convicted murderers David Sweat (L) and Richard Matt are shown. And thus sparked off the extravagant and overwhelmingly expensive manhunt that ended nearly three weeks later when Matt was found at Malone, New York, where he was shot and killed, and just two days after that, Sweat was shot and taken into custody. Matt was serving 25 years to life and Sweat was serving life without parole, both in for murder. It was discovered that the two, after months of incredible planning, had managed to finally dig their way out of the prison, by tunneling through a catwalk under their cells to a manhole. On June 6, 2015, at 5:17 am, the two inmates - Matt and Sweat, played by Benicio del Toro, and Paul Dano respectively - were found missing from their beds. But how did it all come to be? Who were Matt and Sweat and what were they in for? Why a $23 million dollar manhunt issued, and what consequences were the two met with? Worry not here's all you need to know about it.

#ESCAPE FROM DANNEMORA REDDIT SERIES#

Titled 'Escape at Dannemora,' the new Showtime series premiered last Sunday, November 19, and was greeted with excellent response thanks to its crisp storytelling of the infamous prison escape at the Clinton Correctional Facility back in 2015, when one fine morning during a regular bed check, inmates Richard Matt and David Sweat were found missing. But then comes comedic genius Ben Stiller's latest prison drama - every bit as dark and gritty as the genre calls for - which frankly, could never be as sensationalized as the true incident it is based on. Most importantly they don't live up to the hype. Directors and writers go over and beyond their potential to create a masterpiece, which sadly, at times, fails to create as intense an impact on the masses as they were intended for.

Most of the times when true crime incidents are turned into onscreen adaptations, the biggest issue viewers have is the over sensationalizing of the story.

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