Maxton Hall is a German-language drama series on Prime Video, adapted from Mona Kasten’s Save Me trilogy. The show follows Ruby Bell, a scholarship student at the prestigious Maxton Hall boarding school, and James Beaufort, an arrogant heir, as their antagonistic relationship evolves into a complicated romance. Season 1 centers on Ruby’s goal of earning a place at Oxford and navigating secrets and power dynamics within the school, while Season 2 continues with new twists, focusing on the fallout from events in Season 1 and expanding the cast and story threads. The series has been described as an enemies-to-lovers drama with elements of intrigue and elite-school prestige, drawing comparisons to romance and YA-adjacent thrillers.
Key points:
- Source material: Based on Mona Kasten’s Save Me trilogy, with Season 1 adapting Save Me and Season 2 drawing from Save You (Season 3 planned to adapt Save Us).
- Premise: Ruby Bell, a scholarship student, vs. James Beaufort, a wealthy heir, at Maxton Hall, exploring power, secrets, and romance within an elite setting.
- Release and reception: Season 1 debuted in 2024 with strong following; Season 2 released in 2025 and continued to draw audiences on Prime Video, with renewed interest in the franchise.
- Tone and style: Combines elements of prestige drama, romance, and school-society intrigue; some comparisons to popular YA/romance tropes like enemies-to-lovers and class tensions.
If you’d like, I can pull together a concise character map, a season-by-season recap, or a list of major plot twists expected in Season 2 based on available summaries and press coverage.
