‘Maxima’ Debuts First-Look Photo from Royal Wedding in ‘Bigger’ Season 2 (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comMarta Balaga Some fairytales end with a royal wedding. Season 2 of “Maxima” – about reigning Queen Maxima of the Netherlands – will start with one. “These moments are still in our collective memory.
We’ve all seen them on TV,” admitted producer Rachel van Bommel. “In the first season, we used archive footage. We’ll do it again, especially for the scenes of the wedding.” The show, produced by Millstreet Films and sold by Beta Film, is expanding the second time around, she assured Variety during a set visit in Hague.
Beta is bowing a first-look photo ahead of its London Screenings showcase on Feb. 25. “It’s much bigger because we’re in palaces, in big U.N.
buildings. Then there’s life and death: children being born, funerals taking place. We still have this royal couple that’s really engaging and we’ll keep a light tone, but there’s drama in their life.” Frequently compared to “The Crown,” “Maxima” always puts its Argentinian protagonist first. “I love ‘The Crown,’ but it takes a look at the whole family.
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