A sequel to last year’s box office smash, “The Housemaid’s Secret” will be released in theaters on December 17, 2027.
That was exactly two years after the release of the original version of The Housemaid, which was a commercial hit with nearly $400 million worldwide against a $35 million budget. Although the film made a modest $19 million at the box office, it still garnered a lot of attention throughout the holiday season.
Lionsgate, the studio behind the twisted R-rated suspense thriller, is once again positioning the film as a backstage show during the Christmas rush. “The Housemaid’s Secret” is currently scheduled to be released on the same day as male-biased series “Avengers: Secret Wars” and “The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum.”
Sidney Sweeney will also return for the sequel, along with Michelle Morrone, who also starred in the first film. Kirsten Dunst joins the cast. In this sequel to Frieda McFadden’s best-selling novel, Sweeney’s Millie, hired in the first story as a live-in maid for a wealthy family with a dark secret, is tasked with guarding the home of a woman she is never allowed to see, only to discover the truth behind a locked door that threatens to reveal secrets far darker than her own.
The Housemaid’s Secret is expected to begin production later this year. Paul Feig returns to direct alongside screenwriter Rebecca Sonnenschein, who adapted the first book. Feig is also producing with Hidden Pictures’ Todd Lieberman, Pretty Dangerous’ Laura Fisher, and Fifty Fifty Films’ Sweeney.
Lionsgate has said it wants to make “The Housemaid” into a major film series and has plans to make more of McFadden’s work into films in the coming years (there is also a third novel, “The Housemaid Is Watching”).
