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Ben Stiller Goes Darker for a Real-Life Prison Break

Ben Stiller, the director of the upcoming Showtime miniseries “Escape at Dannemora,” in New York, Nov. 1, 2018. Based on the real-life escape of two inmates from a maximum-security prison and subsequent manhunt through upstate New York, “Escape” is a gritty, intense drama that calls to mind the dark thrillers of the 1970s. (Geordie Wood/The New York Times)