All seven parts of the television drama directed by Ben Stiller based on true events which reconstructs the Clinton Correctional Facility escape in 2015. After forming a close relationship with two inmates, prison employee Tilly Mitcell (Patricia Arquette) agrees to concoct a plan to help inmates Richard Matt (Benicio Del Toro) and David Sweat (Paul Dano) escape. Once the inmates successfully make their bid for freedom, Tilly comes under fire from an investigation as the authorities close in on the escapees.