Eckstein

King Tibald and his wife Ema face the unthinkable: they must sacrifice their daughter, Princess Miriam, to the cursed forest in the south of Eckstein as the May Maiden. After that, their lives are turned upside down. Ema increasingly feels confined at the royal court, and Tibald longs to abdicate and live far away from the responsibilities of a monarch. But who would then protect Eckstein and its inhabitants? For the first time in history, the once peaceful kingdom stands on the brink of disaster: after the hunger winter and the summer drought, the people lack everything. Tibald's half-brother Jesko, who has always wanted to rule Eckstein, continues to threaten the peace of the land and the life of the king. Jesko knows no scruples and has influential accomplices who help him stay one step ahead of Tibald and Ema.