Anil Krishna 
Jonathan Millar 
James Oconner 
‘The Housemaid’s Secret’: Sydney Sweeney Returns to Set as New Videos Tease the Thriller
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Sydney Sweeney is back as Millie Calloway, and the first set videos from The Housemaid’s Secret give us a glimpse of what’s coming in the sequel. Sweeney was spotted filming alongside Michele Morrone, who is returning as Enzo, as director Paul Feig gets back to work on the next chapter of the psychological thriller. The film is based on the second book in Freida McFadden’s bestselling series, and after the first Housemaid movie pulled in around $394 million worldwide, it’s hardly surprising that the story is continuing on the big screen.
The behind-the-scenes footage currently circulating online doesn’t give much away about the plot, but it does confirm that Sweeney and Morrone are back. The sequel is scheduled to arrive in U.S. theaters on December 17, 2027, with Kirsten Dunst, Paul Anthony Kelly, and Brittany Snow joining the cast. One question fans may still have is whether Amanda Seyfried will return after playing a major role in the first film. Her involvement in the sequel hasn’t been officially confirmed.
Production moving ahead so quickly shows just how much confidence the studio has in the franchise. The 2025 adaptation performed far better than many might have expected, becoming the biggest box-office hit of both Sweeney and Feig’s careers. Of course, making a sequel is one thing; getting the same reaction from audiences is another. The Housemaid’s Secret needs a mystery that can stand on its own, rather than simply recycling the twists that made the first film work. Fortunately, McFadden’s second novel gives Millie a very different household to deal with.
‘The Housemaid’s Secret’: Millie’s New Job Comes With a Locked Door and Plenty of Questions
This time, Millie takes a job as a live-in housemaid for the wealthy Garrick family. There’s an odd condition attached to the arrangement, though: her employer is a mysterious woman she’s strictly forbidden from meeting in person. It’s a strange request even before Millie starts noticing that something isn’t right. The situation soon draws her toward a locked room and the disturbing secrets someone clearly doesn’t want her to discover.
The story gets more complicated when Millie begins to suspect that Wendy Garrick, played by Kirsten Dunst, is being abused by her husband, Douglas, played by Paul Anthony Kelly. Millie decides she can’t simply ignore what she believes is happening and tries to intervene. But anyone familiar with the first Housemaid film knows that things aren’t always what they seem in this world. The people who appear to be victims may be hiding something, and the ones who look respectable can turn out to be far more dangerous than expected.
Morrone’s return as Enzo gives the sequel a connection to Millie’s earlier experiences, while the Garrick family brings a whole new set of relationships for her to navigate. Exactly how Enzo fits into the new mystery remains unclear, and the set footage hasn’t revealed much beyond the fact that he’s back. Still, the combination of a new household, a suspicious employer, and a room nobody is allowed to enter sounds very much in keeping with the series.
Paul Feig is returning to direct, with Rebecca Sonnenshine back on scriptwriting duties and McFadden involved in the adaptation. Keeping much of the creative team together should help the sequel retain the uneasy atmosphere of the original, which relied on shifting loyalties, psychological games, and the feeling that another revelation was always just around the corner. The challenge is making those elements feel fresh the second time around.
Producer Todd Lieberman has also revealed that work on the sequel began before the first movie had even reached theaters. In other words, the studio was already looking at the possibility of continuing Millie’s story before it knew just how big the first film would become. Given the box-office result, that early confidence seems to have paid off.
McFadden’s novels have sold millions of copies worldwide, and the books already have a devoted audience waiting to see what happens to Millie next. That gives the sequel a ready-made fanbase, but it also means readers will be watching closely to see how the adaptation handles the story’s biggest revelations. With a mystery built around secrets and suspicion, giving too much away before release would be a mistake.
The first film also helped establish Sweeney as a leading name in big-screen thrillers, and The Housemaid’s Secret gives her another chance to carry a story filled with danger and deception. Millie isn’t the sort of character who can comfortably stand by while something feels wrong. She investigates, gets involved, and often finds herself in deeper trouble because of it. That instinct is once again at the heart of the sequel.
For now, the new set videos offer a first look at the returning stars rather than any major story revelations. There’s still plenty of time before the film arrives, but the combination of Sweeney’s return, Dunst’s casting, and another unsettling household has already given fans reasons to be curious. The Housemaid’s Secret is set to open in U.S. theaters on December 17, 2027. International release dates have yet to be announced.
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