When I was preparing to cover Maxton Hall Season 2, which aired on the 2025 TV schedule, I needed to decide whether I would stream it in its original language, German, or dubbed in English. I chose German because I wanted to hear the voices of the actors on screen. However, that got me wondering why they didn’t do the dub themselves, since at least the show’s leads, Damian Hardung and Harriet Herbig-Matten, fluently speak English. Now, the James actor has answered that question.
So, if you are watching Maxton Hall from an English-speaking country with an Amazon Prime subscription, there’s a chance you will stream it in English instead of German, which means you won't hear Hardung; you'll hear a different actor. During an interview on the Zach Sang Show, the titular host told the actor he streamed some episodes both ways and noticed big differences. To that point, the actor behind James, who spoke English during the interview, told the host that because dubbing is such a fast process, it’s hard to capture the emotions of the actors on screen. He said:
