Maxima, the Crown-esque royal drama from Beta Film, has been renewed for a second season in the days leading up to its premiere. The show, which led Beta’s catalog at the recent London TV Screenings and Series Mania, will film later this year, and the German major has struck a slew more sales.

Based on Philip K. Dick's 1956 novel "The World Jones Made", follows a police officer who arrests a young preacher claiming to predict the future, only to see him become a powerful spiritual leader inspiring a reactionary revolution.