Maxton Hall - The World Between Us has become a global success on Prime Video. The series, produced by UFA Fiction, achieved the largest first week global viewership for an International Original in Prime Video history. Since its launch, the German Original series has occupied the number one spot of the Prime Video charts in over 120 countries and territories on Prime Video, and top three in more than 50 countries including the U.S., UK, Mexico, Brazil, Australia, Canada, and South Africa.
Fans around the world love Maxton Hall - The World Between Us and rewarded the series with a 95% Audience Score on Rotten Tomatoes. The modern love story between James Beaufort (Damian Hardung) and Ruby Bell (Harriet Herbig-Matten) is also the most-streamed title on Prime Video in Germany and ranked first in the German Prime Video charts since its launch day.
Prime Video also revealed a second season of the series, with Damian Hardung and Harriet Herbig-Matten returning in the lead roles of James and Ruby. The new episodes are based on the second part of the bestselling novel series Save You by author Mona Kasten, and will once again be produced by UFA Fiction. Maxton Hall - The World Between Us is available exclusively on Prime Video as part of Prime membership.
"Maxton Hall - The World Between Us shows once again that local stories have the power to captivate global audiences," said James Farrell, VP, International Originals at Amazon MGM Studio. "Following the French Original Medellín and Spain's Culpa Mía and Reina Roja, Maxton Hall - The World Between Us is the next success from Europe that will inspire a global audience. We can’t wait to bring the second season to customers."
"Maxton Hall - The World Between Us tells a universal story of love between two people from different worlds that has excited viewers around the world," said Philip Pratt, Head of German Originals at Amazon MGM Studios for Prime Video. "We can't wait to start production on the new season and continue telling the story of Maxton Hall - The World Between Us."
Ceylan Yildirim, producer UFA Fiction, said: "While we started off as a local production for the German market, Prime Video first built enthusiasm for our project internally and then shared it with the world. We are overwhelmed by the euphoric reactions from all over the world for our first season and very grateful that we can continue to tell Mona Kasten's moving love story! The cast, crew and we are very excited and ready for season 2!"
About Maxton Hall - The World Between Us season 1
When Ruby unwittingly witnesses an explosive secret at Maxton Hall private school, the arrogant millionaire heir James Beaufort has to deal with the quick-witted scholarship student for better or worse. From that point on, the handsome student tries to buy Ruby’s silence. And although the two come from different worlds, they will soon risk everything to be together…
