After the runaway success of The Housemaid last year, it comes as no surprise that Lionsgate has set its sequel for another December release.
The Housemaid’s Secret will hit theaters on December 17, 2027 — the same day Avengers: Secret Wars and Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum are scheduled to release.
The Housemaid opened on December 19 against Avatar: Fire and Ash and went on to gross nearly $400 million worldwide, so we’ll see how the sequel fares against the tentpoles.
Paul Feig is once again directing from a script by Rebecca Sonnenshine, based on the bestselling 2023 novel by Freida McFadden.
Sydney Sweeney will reprise her role as Millie, starring opposite Kirsten Dunst. Michele Morrone also returns as Enzo.
This time around, the enigmatic Millie takes a job keeping house for a woman she’s never allowed to see — only to discover the truth behind the locked door that threatens to expose secrets far darker than her own.
Feig and Laura Fischer will produces via Pretty Dangerous Pictures, along with Todd Lieberman of Hidden Pictures and Sweeney via her Fifty-Fifty Films. Hidden Pictures’ Carly Elter and Alex Young will executive produce.
The Housemaid’s Secret is slated to enter production this year, so stay tuned for additional casting news.
Currently available on Digital and physical media, The Housemaid makes its streaming debut on Starz this Wednesday, April 1.
Meagan Navarro wrote in her review, “An endless string of dangerous secrets and an explosive performance by Seyfried keep you firmly on the hook until the pent-up tension explodes into insanity, as camp, violence, and empowerment collide.”
Lionsgate optioned all three novels as well as a short story in McFadden’s Housemaid saga, so expect more Millie if The Housemaid’s Secret is successful.
