Damian Hardung and SYML Talk ‘Maxton Hall’ Season 2, ‘Where’s My Love,’ Therapy, and Romance
Zach Sang Show
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4.6 • 687 Ratings
🗓️ 16 December 2025
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
The Amazon Prime runaway success that is ‘Maxton Hall’ is back with season 2 and you’ve probably already binged it because you’re gagging to know what happened between James (Damian Hardung) and Ruby (Harriet Herbig-Matten). In an out of studio sit-down in NYC with Damian and the artist known as SYML — responsible for the break-out song “Where’s My Love” from season 1 — we get into it. We find out all about Hardung’s early years growing up in Cologne, how he got into acting, the chemistry and friendship between him and his co-star, the evolution of his character and the book versus the show.
There’s also some heady discussions about fame, commercial viability, validation, and visibility, not to mention the blurring of lines between character and human. We find out how SYML fits into the the mix and how he contributed to season 2. And did you know Hardung is halfway through medical school? Yeah, he’s a talent alright.
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| 0:38.1 | This is very cool. |
| 0:39.6 | Gosh, we have the star of Maxon Hall. Please say hello to Damien. I don't want to ruin your last name. Hardong. Yeah. Did I say that right? I think there's not a good way to pronounce it in English, right? It's always... How do you say it in German? Hardong. I'm not going to push her. |
| 0:53.1 | Yeah, that's rough. |
| 0:55.1 | Damien's here. |
| 0:55.6 | And also, |
| 0:56.2 | God, |
| 0:56.5 | say a little to Simmel, |
| 0:57.3 | everybody. |
| 0:58.2 | Woo! do you say it in German. Pardon. I'm not going to push her. Yeah, that's rough. |
| 0:55.1 | Damien's here. |
| 0:55.6 | And also, God, say a little to Simmel, everybody. Woo! There's a room full of people and nobody's clapping. It's like so silent. We're here in New York City. It's very different for me. Different sort of seating, the whole thing. God, it's, I watch so much of you over the last, I don't know, 48 hours. |
| 1:15.1 | Oh, my gosh. |
| 1:15.7 | You went like through all the seasons and 48 hours? |
| 1:17.7 | Yes, I did the whole thing. |
| 1:19.4 | And then you should be really proud. |
| 1:22.7 | It's an exceptional TV show. |
| 1:24.5 | Thank you so much. |
| 1:25.6 | Can you explain, though? |
| 1:27.0 | What is it like hearing yourself in English because it's not you, even though you're here talking in English? And I got to say I've watched the episodes, at least the second season, a couple of the episodes in both German and in English. What you'd like better? It's so funny. For me, I'm not going to lie. I can't, it's hard for me to keep up |
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