The men had used carpentry tools to tunnel out of the prison, triggering comparisons toThe Shawshank Redemption.
The men brainstormed the idea for the series while Matt and Sweat were still on the loose.)
Check out exclusive images of all three actors in the first look photos, below.
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This is definitely not a comedy, in terms of what people expect from me, Stiller says.
Its all about how the escape happened, and also how we reacted to it.
You see how challenging it is up there just to make a living, Stiller says.
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A lot of these factors are what this story is about.
Arquette explains, [The series] is a way to look at whats happening in America right now.
There are four major prisons in that area where this all took place.
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Almost everyone you meet works at a prison or is married to someone who works at a prison.
She was drawn to the complex duality of a character like Mitchell.
She might be a woman who doesnt fit into societys ideals of what beauty looks like, she says.
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But her sexual appetite was very healthy, and she was rather unapologetic about it.
As an actress, I dont get that key in of opportunity very much.
Shes a femme fatale in a strange way.
She just got turned down for parole again a couple weeks ago.
I really think theyre gonna keep her in prison for all the seven years.
Theyre so mad at her up there, because she really changed the whole system.
Guards used to cook lunch together and now theyre mad that their lunch is getting X-rayed every day.
These are incredibly proud people and this event brought shame to them.
Stiller praises Arquettes dedication to creating a flawed, human character.
Joyce Mitchell is a hard person to figure out.
I dont think I fully understand her or ever will.
Its the interactions between people and the context of the place that are so interesting.
