Maxton Hall season 2 leaves fans disappointed with ‘depressing’ ending. Will James and Ruby reunite in season 3? Leaked pics spark speculation
Spoilers ahead! Maxton Hall—The World Between Us season 2 has sparked quite a bit of chatter among fans, mostly because of its devastating ending that left everyone reeling. Since the German show’s premiere in 2024, viewers have loved James Beaufort (Damien Hardung) and Ruby Bell’s (Harriet Herbig-Matten) passionate and intense romance, but season 2 took things up a notch, leaning into darker themes that many feel were a bit over the top for a teen romance.
As fans already know, the show has been renewed for a third season, but the biggest concern right now is whether James and Ruby will ever reunite at this pace. Scroll ahead to see more reactions and what we know about season 3.
What is Maxton Hall about?
Maxton Hall follows the sizzling world of Ruby Bell, a fierce scholarship girl grinding for her Oxford spot amid the glitzy, cutthroat chaos of an elite private school packed with trust-fund kids living their best (or worst) lives. She’s all brains and hustle, locking horns with James Beaufort, the brooding heir to a mega-wealthy dynasty who’s equal parts arrogant bad boy and secret softie, as their worlds collide in a whirlwind of forbidden romance, family scandals, and power plays that scream classic rich-kid rebellion. From explosive galas gone wrong to heartbreaking betrayals, it’s that addictive pop culture cocktail of Gossip Girl glamour meets heartfelt underdog triumphs.
Maxton Hall season 2 finale: Ruby’s Oxford hopes hang by a thread
The Maxton Hall season 2 finale unleashes pure chaos as Ruby races against the clock for her Oxford dreams after Mortimer Beaumont yanks her scholarship strings, pushing her to crash Principal Lexington’s office begging for a makeup exam she barely lands via desperate courier hustle.
James skips a killer investor meetup to crush a high-stakes lacrosse showdown, then explodes at his dad’s will reading where Cordelia shockingly leaves everything to Mortimer, fueling James’s vow to wreck him while Ruby faces a brutal suspension over a twisted photo scandal framing her with Professor Sutton—actually shielding Lydia’s secret affair—as cops drag him away and a shady text hits the principal’s phone hinting at epic fallout.
Their fairy-lit party tension simmers with Ruby ghosting James amid steamy vibes, but it all crashes when the principal drops the hammer: Ruby’s suspended on the spot, her Oxford shot obliterated, police haul Sutton off with a nod her way, James rushes to console her tears, and the screen fades on shattered dreams and a teetering romance primed for season 3 redemption.
Fan meltdown: Rage over rushed ending
Fans completely melted down after season 2, flooding Reddit and social media with complaints about the slower pace, the darker tone, the odd uniform changes, and plot moments that felt forced or copied from the books without the same spark. The finale especially left everyone stunned, with many feeling it piled on too many heartbreaks and ended on an unnecessarily depressing note. At this point, Ruby has lost everything, so fans are wondering if she should even be pursuing her romance with James in the future. Check out reactions below:
Maxton Hall season 3 hype: Ruby and James’ Oxford romance
Prime Video locked in Maxton Hall season 3 back in June 2025, right before season 2 dropped, promising more juicy fallout from that shady text and Ruby’s Oxford saga amid escalating Beaufort beef. And while the duo is currently forced to be separated, it seems like they will find their way back to each other. Pics from season 3 of the set have been leaked, showing Ruby beaming all happy and couple-goals at Oxford alongside James, rocking that academic glow-up while their romance simmers against ivy-covered drama.
