A massive manhunt ensued to re-capture the murderers and their accomplice before they could cross the border and escape into Canada or Mexico.
The show is billed as a limited series and will run for eight episodes of one hour each.
Escape at Dannemora will be based on the account of the shocking prison break back in 2015 that saw two inmates escape from Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, New York.
A pair of convicted murderers broke out of jail with the help of a female prison employee, who was sexually involved with both inmates despite being married to somebody else.