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Could ‘Maxima’ Be the New ‘The Crown’? Creative Team Discusses ‘Shakespearean’ Dutch Royal Family Love Story

A Beta Film banner title at the London TV Screenings, ‘Maxima’ is ‘the second TV series made about a living royal.’

Speaking to Variety ahead of the London TV Screenings, Justus Riesenkampff, EVP Nordics & Benelux at Beta Film, said “Maxima” was “especially appealing because royal stories resonate well.” “It’s the second TV series made about a living royal — we couldn’t think of any other than ‘The Crown.’ And we have a lot of components that make it even more attractive: It’s a clash of cultures and a larger-than-life love story with a happy ending. Argentine Delfina Chaves (“The Secret of the Greco Family”) and Dutch Martijn Lakemeier (“The East”) play the main couple alongside an ensemble including German star Sebastian Koch (“The Lives of Others,” “Your Honour”), Elsie de Brauw (“The Death of My Mother”), Valeria Alonso (“Tell Me Who I Am”), Daniel Freire (“Sex and Lucía”) and Ivan Lapadula (“Dos Vidas”).

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