Maxton Hall — The World Between Us is turning up the heat. Ahead of the Season 2 finale arriving on Prime Video on Friday, November 28, stars Harriet Herbig-Matten and Damian Hardung teased that Ruby and James’ romance is about to get much spicier, while also reflecting on the season’s biggest shockers and the fandom’s passionate debates.
Speaking in a new interview with Life & Style, the leads behind the hit German series — which has cultivated a sizable international audience — hinted that the back half of Season 2 pushes the couple’s relationship into bolder territory without losing the show’s emotional core.
Ruby & James Turn Up The Heat In Episodes 5–6
Both Herbig-Matten and Hardung agreed that the couple’s chemistry intensifies as the season barrels toward its conclusion. “It’s getting spicy in the beginning of episode 5,” Herbig-Matten said, recalling a passionate moment that’s abruptly cut short when James’ father, Mortimer (Fedja van Huêt), makes an untimely return home.
The interruptions don’t stop there. According to the actors, Episode 6 continues to toy with Ruby and James’ timing — and their privacy. Mortimer ends up storming in on the pair and halting things before they go beyond kissing. “They’ve always been interrupted. So it’d be interesting to see if that happens one more time,” Hardung noted of the couple’s efforts to take their relationship to the next level.
That push-pull between desire and disruption has been a defining thread for the duo throughout the season. Their attempts to connect are constantly challenged by external pressures, especially the complicated dynamic with Mortimer, whose presence has shaped many of James’ most impulsive choices.
A Shocking Crash Set The Tone
When asked about the most surprising moment of the season so far, both stars pointed to the Season 2 premiere’s climactic twist: James’ car crash following a heated fight with Mortimer. “I did not see the car crash [coming],” Hardung admitted. “That was definitely something. It was not on my bucket list.” Herbig-Matten echoed him, calling the crash “really surprising.”
The jarring incident recalibrated the season’s stakes early, setting a darker, more volatile tone for James’ arc and adding urgency to Ruby and James’ attempts to stabilize their relationship. It also underscored the series’ willingness to pivot from glossy romance to high-stakes drama when personal and family conflicts collide.
Fans Are Weighing In — Loudly
Maxton Hall’s global footprint has brought a diverse, highly engaged fandom — and the cast is well aware of how invested viewers are in Ruby and James’ choices. “The fun part is, like, because they are so invested in a character, and they know the character so well, at a certain point they start questioning your choices,” Hardung said of fan reactions. “Which is great because you’re suddenly in that realm of, you know, having a discussion. They’re like, ‘Why would you do that? James would do something different.’ You were like, ‘I’m sorry. I mean, I played this character for like, one and a half years. I think I know.’”
Hardung added that the discourse has been genuinely inspiring, noting that some viewers have offered “good ideas” that fuel fan theories and expand the story beyond the frame of the show. That creative back-and-forth has helped Maxton Hall grow from a regional hit into a cross-border conversation piece.
One flashpoint in particular has dominated the fandom’s discourse this year: James’ kiss with another girl in the Season 2 premiere. “Episode one was really dividing fans’ opinions of whether there’s any way to justify what James did and not,” Hardung said. “I feel like that conversation really speaks to a lot of moral standards that we have or about cultural upbringing. Are there differences that can think across borders as well? And to have that conversation is also really interesting.”
That debate — filtered through different cultural lenses — has only made the show’s romantic stakes feel more immediate. It’s a reminder that Maxton Hall’s love story thrives not just on attraction and obstacles, but on how choices ripple outward and challenge personal values.
Where Season 2 Stands Before The Finale
For anyone catching up, Season 1 followed Ruby as she earned a scholarship to the elite Maxton Hall on her path to Oxford, only to uncover a secret that thrust her into the orbit of wealthy classmate James. Season 2 has tracked the pair’s effort to pursue a real relationship in the shadow of family interference, unresolved mistakes, and their own competing ambitions.
As Episodes 5 and 6 escalate both the romance and the complications — from steamy near-misses to Mortimer’s intrusions — the show continues to balance swoon-worthy moments with high drama. The cast’s tease of “spicy” scenes suggests the emotional temperature is rising just as the season approaches the finish line.
With the Season 2 finale set for Friday, November 28 on Prime Video, Ruby and James’ story is poised to confront the same questions that have energized the fandom all season: trust, timing, and the cost of choosing each other. If the stars’ comments are any indication, Maxton Hall is closing out its sophomore run with a blend of passion and fallout that should have viewers hitting play the moment the finale drops.
