Everything We Know About ‘The Housemaid’s Secret’ Film So Far
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- The Housemaid's Secret has been dated for December 17, 2027, exactly two years after the first film, with production set to begin fall 2026 and Lionsgate greenlighting the project in early 2026
- Sydney Sweeney will reprise her role as Millie Calloway and also serve as an executive producer, while Michele Morrone returns as Enzo the gardener
- Amanda Seyfried and Brandon Sklenar will not return, with Sklenar's Andrew Winchester having died in the first film
- Kirsten Dunst joins the cast as Wendy Garrick opposite Paul Anthony Kelly as her billionaire husband Douglas Garrick, with Brittany Snow also cast as Marybeth
- Paul Feig is back to direct from a script by Rebecca Sonnenshine, who also adapted the first film; producers include Todd Lieberman, Feig, Laura Fischer, Carly Elter, and Alex Young
- The plot follows Millie taking a new housekeeping job for a woman she's never allowed to see, and is adapted from Frieda McFadden's 2023 sequel novel of the same name
- Lionsgate's Chelsea Kujawa will oversee the project for the studio after shepherding the first film into Lionsgate, with Robert Melnik negotiating deals
Why it matters: Lionsgate is locking a prime awards-season corridor date (Dec 17, 2027) for the sequel, betting the two-year cadence from the 2025 original keeps Sweeney's star momentum and Feig's audience intact. Sweeney adding executive producer credit signals a deeper creative stake in the franchise, while Dunst's casting adds awards credibility. The sequel is sourced directly from McFadden's 2023 novel, giving Lionsgate a pre-validated audience and reducing development risk.
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