Christina Laniak, of Brockport, and John Chinappi, of Spencerport, were extras in Ben Stiller’s eight-part television series “Escape at Dannemora.” Dannemora is the location of the Clinton Correctional Facility, the maximum security prison in upstate New York that two inmates, Richard Matt and David Sweat, escaped from in June 2015 with help from a female prison employee, Tilly Mitchell. Laniak portrayed a news reporter and Chinappi portrayed a corrections officer.
They filmed their scenes on location over the summer of 2017. The series debuts on Showtime Sunday, November 18 at 10 p.m. Emmy-winner Ben Stiller executive produced and directed all episodes.
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