She answers, “I can relate to it as a woman in this society. I can see myself in Lydia in moments where she has to adapt to patriarchal structures and has to try to break out of them. I can identify with that, and I think almost every woman can. She’s evolving, she’s getting braver, she’s trying to have her own way and to break out of the structures that she was brought up in.”
The German show is based on the 2018 novel titled Save Me by Mona Kasten and follows the collision between Ruby Bell (Harriet Herbig-Matten), a hardworking scholarship student with dreams of getting into Oxford, and James Beaufort, the arrogant heir to a wealthy family empire. When Ruby accidentally uncovers Lydia’s affair with their teacher Graham Sutton, she is thrust into the ruthless world of privilege, secrets, and manipulation.
Talking about some of her memorable moments from the sets, she continues, “A great day we had was when we shot a scene with the girls where he released sky lanterns. That was Harriet’s birthday as well. We were outside on a summer day, and there was a great energy. I loved filming with those girls because before I was just filming with boys, which was fine too. But that was a nice energy we had together.”
As the new season builds toward bigger emotional stakes and deeper character arcs, Lydia finds herself at the centre of key turning points that will shape what comes next.
Maxton Hall season 2 will return on Prime Video starting November 7.
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