Trivia / Escape at Dannemora

• Disowned Adaptation: The real Joyce "Tilly" Mitchell did not approve the series' depiction of the events and especially denied having sexual relations with Matt and Sweat.
• Production Posse: Ben Stiller directed and Jerry Stahl worked as a screenwriter on the series. The pair previously collaborated on Permanent Midnight, the film adaptation of Stahl's memoir, starring Stiller.