‘Maxton Hall’ Season 3: The Latest Updates About Ruby & James’ Future

James (Damian Hardung), Ruby (Harriet Herbig-Matten) in the 'Maxton Hall' Season 2
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Maxton Hall — The World Between Us has become a global obsession, and we wouldn’t have it any other way. The German-language series took the world by storm in 2024. Millions of viewers fell in love with Ruby Bell (Harriet Herbig-Matten) and James Beaufort’s (Damian Hardung) enemies-to-lovers romance that unfolded as they attended the fictional private school Maxton Hall. The show became the most-watched International Original Series ever on Prime Video.

Thankfully, that meant viewers didn’t have to wait years for a second season, which aired in November 2025 and made the fanbase crave even more Maxton Hall. The Season 2 finale left Ruby and James’ fate on a major cliffhanger, similar to the second book in Mona Kasten’s trilogy of the same name. So, does that mean Season 3 is already waiting in the wings? Once Season 2 finished its rollout, Prime Video gave fans a major update. Scroll down for all the latest details about Maxton Hall Season 3.

Is there going to be a Maxton Hall Season 3?

Yes! Prime Video officially renewed Maxton Hall for Season 3 in June 2025, months ahead of Season 2’s release. The streamer confirmed that Hardung and Herbig-Matten will return as James and Ruby.

Season 3 had already been teased by Christoph Schneider, Country Director at Prime Video Germany and Austria. “We had a great IP, it was brilliantly made, we had a great — and not just the two main actors, who are outstanding, but also the others,” he told Deadline. “Everyone was really great, and that made this a unicorn show. The good news is we have three seasons.

When does Maxton Hall Season 3 come out?

There’s still no news about a Season 3 release date, but on December 1, Prime Video revealed that filming had officially wrapped. Not only that, but the streamer also offered up some first-look images at Ruby, James, and the rest of the cast in the upcoming season. “It’s a wrap on S3,” Hardung captioned an Instagram Story, reposting the photos. “That’s it. Thank you for 3 wonderful seasons.”

 

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For reference, Season 2 completed filming in September 2024 and episodes dropped a little over a year later. If Season 3 follows suit, that means fans could be looking at a late 2026 release date at the earliest.

Who is in the Maxton Hall Season 3 cast?

The first-look photos also confirmed that several cast members are returning, beyond Herbig-Matten and Hardung. Sonja Weißer will once again appear as Lydia Beaufort, as will Eidin Jalali as Mr. Sutton.

When Swooon asked the actress about Lydia and Sutton’s romance, Weißer said, “[Their love] is rooted in meeting each other when Sutton was still studying, but at the same time, I personally find their dynamic problematic. What I find interesting is if and how Lydia will reflect this aspect herself. Maybe we will see this someday.” She also added that Lydia “grows even more in Season 3.”

Andrea Guo will appear as Lin, Esmael Agostinho as Wren, Ben Felipe as Cyril, Justus Riesner as Alistair, and Govinda Gabriel Cholleti as Keshav. Dagny Dewath will reprise her role as Aunt Ophelia. Though he didn’t appear in the Season 3 photos, it can be expected that Fedja van Huêt will come back as the villainous Mortimer Beaufort.

“I think it’s different than Season 2,” Herbig-Matten told Swooon in a joint interview with Hardung. “I feel like we have more like group scenes together, and I really enjoy that, and the focus is also on the other characters, and I think that’s really great, just to give them space.”

“I think we have such great supporting actors and actresses and roles in the series that haven’t had the space,” Hardung added. “And I think if you read the third book, a lot of the narratives, a lot of the chapters, are told also through their perspectives. And I think that’s so valuable. I mean, from my perspective, having read those James chapters is really interesting because you have your own inner monologues, and I think having that from a number of perspectives, or Wren’s perspective or Cyril’s perspective, just adds so many layers to the stories.”

Is there a Maxton Hall Season 3 trailer?

We wish. There’s no trailer yet. We’re keeping our eyes peeled!

Is there a third Maxton Hall book?

Even though we don’t know the plot details of Season 3 yet, we can read the third book in the Maxton Hall series, Save Us. The book was released in 2018, and its English translation is now available. The first two books in the trilogy, Save Me and Save You, were re-released in English this year, as well.

What happens in Save Us?

Save Us is called “the grand finale” of James and Ruby’s love story. It picks up where the second book left off: Ruby was just expelled from school. Someone exposed the photos that James took when he was still at odds with Ruby, which made her look like she was kissing a teacher. Now, Ruby’s dream of going to Oxford is at risk. She’s also under the impression that James is responsible, despite their rekindling their romance in the second book.

The official blurb for Save Us reads: “However, after an explosive fight between the two, they discover a terrible truth. Together, Ruby fights to graduate, as James tries to clear her name at school. But that means once again, James must challenge his father and his expectations for him. And despite everything, James still threatens to break under the obligations to his family. Ruby and James must ask themselves if the worlds they live in are perhaps too different after all, or if they can finally find a way back to each other.”

Swooon has you covered if you want to find out exactly how Ruby and James’ journey ends in the third book. Click here for our plot guide.

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