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Lionsgate Greenlights 'The Housemaid’s Secret' With 2026 Production Planned

The sequel adapts Freida McFadden’s second novel with Paul Feig and screenwriter Rebecca Sonnenshine set to return.

Overview

  • Sydney Sweeney will executive produce and is being eyed to reprise Millie, with Michele Morrone expected to return.
  • Rebecca Sonnenshine will write the follow-up, and Feig is expected to direct and produce alongside returning producers from Hidden Pictures and Pretty Dangerous Pictures.
  • Lionsgate’s Chelsea Kujawa will oversee the project, with author Freida McFadden also serving as an executive producer.
  • The move follows strong box-office results for The Housemaid, which has earned about $75 million domestically and $133 million worldwide on a reported $35 million budget.
  • Amanda Seyfried has publicly suggested she could make a cameo, but her onscreen return is not confirmed as deals are still being finalized.