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Maxton Hall – The World Between Us
At this school, class is everything.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Damian Hardung
James Beaufort
6 eps
Harriet Herbig-Matten
Ruby Bell
6 eps
Sonja Weißer
Lydia Beaufort
6 eps
Fedja van Huêt
Mortimer Beaufort
6 eps
Ben Felipe
Cyril Vega
6 eps
Runa Greiner
Ember Bell
6 eps
Hyun Wanner
Percy
6 eps
Martin Neuhaus
Angus Bell
6 eps
Andrea Guo
Lin Wang
6 eps
Justus Riesner
Alistair Ellington
6 eps
Govinda Cholleti
Keshav Patel
6 eps
Julia-Maria Köhler
Helen Bell
6 eps
Cosima Leonie Wiesend
Camille
6 eps
Frederic Balonier
Kieran Rutherford
6 eps
Eidin Jalali
Graham Sutton
6 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Maxton Hall – The World Between Us actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Maxton Hall – The World Between Us reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and Emotional Weight.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
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: He is determined to silence Ruby. Their passionate exchange of words unexpectedly ignites a spark...
The run
Seasons
3 seasons · 12 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
20246 episodes
7.8IMDbWhen 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: He is determined to silence Ruby. Their passionate exchange of words unexpectedly ignites a spark...
Best episode · S01E03 Exposed
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
20256 episodes
8.7IMDbAfter a painful betrayal, Ruby is left facing the ruins of her relationship with James. She only wants one thing: her old life back, when she was invisible at Maxton Hall. While she tries to suppress her feelings, the remorseful James does everything he can to win her heart back - whatever the cost.
Best episode · S02E01 Devastated
Season 3 · Unannounced
Season 3
0 episodes
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E01
Under the Radar
When reserved scholarship student Ruby Bell witnesses an explosive secret, she finds herself in the crosshairs of privileged and arrogant millionaire heir James Beaufort. She is actually working towards her lifelong dream at the elite Maxton Hall School: studying at Oxford University. But her perfect plan is thrown into turmoil by James' appearance.
S01E02
Noblesse Oblige
After the ruined welcome party, Ruby does everything she can to make sure things at the upcoming fundraiser run perfectly. That's why it doesn't suit her at all that James is now forced to be part of the committee and is celebrated there for his ideas. After an unexpectedly heated exchange between the two, it is suddenly Ruby herself who has to admit that she has gone too far.
S01E05
In the Eye of the Storm
The greatest high is followed by the lowest fall. The fundraiser is a great success, the letter of recommendation is secure and: Ruby and James finally got closer. But Mortimer catches them at the worst possible moment. The escalation in the Beaufort house ends with a dangerous threat from Mortimer - Ruby's future is in danger. To protect Ruby, James must do the unthinkable.
S02E01
Devastated
After a magical night of love, Ruby is walking on air. What she doesn't know is that James' life has been shattered by a heavy blow of fate. Out of control, he destroys their young love.
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Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Ceylan YildirimExecutive Producer
- Markus BrunnemannExecutive Producer
- Valentin DeblerProducer
Writing
- Ceylan YildirimWriter
Direction
- Martin SchreierDirector
Cinematography
- Martin SchlechtDirector of Photography
Music
- Julian ErhardtOriginal Music Composer
- Victoria HillestadOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
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