Beta Film has sold the series to more than 50 territories worldwide, including a recent deal with Japan’s public broadcaster NHK.

Beta Film announced the start of production for the second season of the royal drama Maxima, produced by Rachel van Bommel of Millstreet Films, in co-production with FBO and Beta Film, with support from the Netherlands Film Fund Production Incentive. Filming will continue in the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, and Austria until the spring of 2025.

The first picture of the second season shows Maxima and Willem-Alexander celebrating their first Queen’s Day together with the royal family. This day is held each spring in honor of the current monarchs’ birthdays.

The second season follows Maxima from her wedding preparations until the coronation ten years later, navigating her constant struggles between family dynamics and her personal ambitions. In addition, the new season introduces the viewer to more members of the Dutch royal family.

Shooting will continue in the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, and Austria until spring 2025. Saskia Diesing and Joosje Duk return to direct, the scripts were written by Rifka Lodeizen and Daan Gielis.

Following the stellar premiere at Canneseries, the first season broke records in its home territory on RTL Netherlands’ streaming service Videoland, achieved superb ratings on Italy’s Rai, Denmark’s TV2, and Spain’s Atresmedia, and ranked in the Top 10 on HBO’s streaming service Max in Latin America for multiple weeks.

Delfina Chaves (The Secret of the Greco Family, Happy 6) and Martijn Lakemeier (The East, Marie Antoinette) reprise their roles as Maxima and Crown Prince Willem-Alexander, alongside Sebastian Koch (The Lives of Others, Your Honour) and Elsie de Brauw (The Death of My Mother) as Willem-Alexander’s parents Claus von Amsberg and Queen Beatrix. Bram Suijker (Nemesis) and Steef de Bot (King of the Skies) join the cast as Willem Alexander’s younger brothers Prince Friso and Prince Constantijn. Claire Bender (High Flyers) plays Princess Mabel, and Abbey Hoes (The Neighbors) portrays Princess Laurentien.

Maxima is produced by Rachel van Bommel of Millstreet Films, in co-production with FBO and Beta Film, with the support of the Dutch Film Fund Production Incentive, the Creative Europe MEDIA program, and the Belgian Tax Shelter. The first season is based on the book Máxima Zorreguieta: Motherland by Marcia Luyten, published by De Bezige Bij. Beta Film handles international sales.

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