Maxton Hall cast: Who stars in season 2 of the Prime Video teen drama?

Prime Video's Maxton Hall – The World Between Us is a six-part German-language series based on Mona Kasten's bestselling book Save Me.

The drama stars Harriet Herbig-Matten as Ruby Bell, a scholarship student attending private school Maxton Hall.

When she "witnesses an explosive secret" in season 1, "arrogant millionaire" James Beaufort, played by Damian Hardung, takes measures to silence her.

But they're both caught off guard when a spark develops between them and they fall for one another.

"After their passionate night together in Oxford and her greatest life goal within reach, everything seems to be going perfectly for Ruby," reads the season 2 synopsis. "But a stroke of fate in James's family changes everything and James himself, of all people, brings her back from cloud nine to a harsh reality.

"Ruby is devastated. She has never had such strong feelings for anyone as she does for James - and she has never been so hurt by anyone either.

"She wants her old life back, where no one at Maxton Hall knew her and she wasn't part of the elitist world of her classmates. But she can't forget James - especially since he's doing everything he can to win her back."

Speaking about what fans can expect in the new episodes, head writer and producer Ceylan Yildirim said: "From the very first episode, you can feel what a deep hole has been torn in the Beaufort family by the sudden death of James and Lydia’s mother.

"For Ruby and James, this state of emergency becomes the beginning of a confrontation with their strong feelings for each other, their pain, and the fears they try to repress.

"In the midst of chaos, they face the task of redefining their relationship and their values. They must find out if their love is strong enough to weather these violent storms."

Alongside Herbig-Matten and Hardung, a number of familiar faces have returned for the show's second outing.

Read on to find out who else is in the cast and who they play.

Maxton Hall cast

• Harriet Herbig-Matten as Ruby Bell
• Damian Hardung as James Beaufort
• Sonja Weißer as Lydia Beaufort
• Ben Felipe as Cyril Vega
• Fedja Van Huêt as Mortimer Beaufort
• Runa Greiner as Ember Bell
• Justus Riesner as Alistair Ellington
• Andrea Guo as Lin Wang
• Frederic Balonier as Kieran Rutherford
• Eli Riccardi as Elaine Ellington
• Gina Henkel as Helen Bell
• Martin Neuhaus as Angus Bell
• Hyun Wanner as Percy
• Esmael Agostinho as Wren Fitzgerald
• Eidin Jalali as Graham Sutton
• Thomas Douglas as Direktor Lexington
• Govinda Gabriel Cholleti as Keshav Patel

For more information about the characters in Maxton Hall and where you've seen the cast before, read on.

Harriet Herbig-Matten plays Ruby Bell

Who is Ruby Bell? A working class teen who is thrust into the world of Maxton Hall, an elite school in which she's very much an outsider. There, she meets James, and despite the glaring differences between them, they eventually fall in love with one another.

What else has Harriet Herbig-Matten been in? She's best known for Prime Video's Bibi & Tina.

Damian Hardung plays James Beaufort

Who is James Beaufort? Unlike Ruby, James comes from extreme wealth and has an entitled attitude to match. But when their paths cross after Ruby learns something ruinous about his sister, romantic feelings blossom.

What else has Damian Hardung been in? He has appeared in comedy-drama Club der roten Bänder, Netflix's How to sell Drugs Online (Fast) and Red Bracelets: The Beginning.

Additional Maxton Hall cast includes:

• Sonja Weißer (Notruf Hafenkante) plays Lydia Beaufort - James's twin sister. "Lydia goes through a major development in the second season that is difficult to summarise," said Weißer. "From the beginning, she is an incredibly reflective and emotionally equipped young woman, but in this season she has to go through many painful experiences."
• Ben Felipe (Stichtag) plays Cyril Vega - he's part of James's friendship group. Cyril also has feeling for Lydia. "For me personally, filming the second season was something very special because Cyril develops so strongly," said Felipe. "I got to play great scenes that I think people can really look forward to seeing."
• Fedja Van Huêt (AmnesiA) as Mortimer Beaufort - James and Lydia's father. Mortimer is a ruthless power broker who wants James to take over the company.
• Runa Greiner (Rampensau) as Ember Bell - Ruby's sister and her best friend. She's an aspiring fashion designer.
• Justus Riesner (Loving Her) as Alistair Ellington - James's closest friend.
• Andrea Guo (The Swarm) as Lin Wang - Ruby's best friend.
• Frederic Balonier (The Drag and Us) as Kieran Rutherford - he's part of the event committee with Ruby and Lin.
• Eli Riccardi (Mandy und die Mächte des Bösen) as Elaine Ellington - one of the school's mean girls. Elaine has her eyes on James.
• Gina Henkel (Krzyk: Losing Control) as Helen Bell - Ruby's mother. She has a good relationship with her daughter.
• Martin Neuhaus (SOKO Wismar) as Angus Bell - Ruby's father. Like her mother, he has a close relationship with his daughter.
• Hyun Wanner (Charité) as Percy - James's chauffeur. Percy is like a father to James.
• Esmael Agostinho (Sacha) as Wren Fitzgerald - a close friend of James's.
• Eidin Jalali (The Swarm) asGraham Sutton - a teacher at Maxton Hall. Lydia was in a secret relationship with him.
• Thomas Douglas (Tatort) as Direktor Lexington - the headmaster.
• Govinda Gabriel Cholleti (Encounters) as Keshav Patel - James's friend and Alistair's boyfriend.

Maxton Hall—The World Between Us season 2 premieres on 7th November on Prime Video.

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