{"id":223901,"date":"2026-01-06T18:13:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T18:13:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/223901\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T18:13:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T18:13:07","slug":"the-housemaid-sequel-with-sydney-sweeney-returning-in-works","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/223901\/","title":{"rendered":"‘The Housemaid’ Sequel With Sydney Sweeney Returning In Works"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tAmid big box office success for The Housemaid<\/a>, its Freida McFadden thriller starring Sydney Sweeney<\/a>, Amanda Seyfried and Brandon Sklenar, Lionsgate<\/a> is moving toward a 2026 production start for a sequel, The Housemaid\u2019s Secret, based on the second novel in McFadden\u2019s bestselling trilogy.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe project has been in development for the past few months, with Sweeney eyeing to return to star and exec produce, and co-star Michele Morrone also looking to reprise. It\u2019s expected that Paul Feig<\/a> will return to direct from a script by Rebecca Sonnenshine, who adapted The Housemaid. Producers will include Todd Lieberman of Hidden Pictures, Feig and Laura Fischer of Feig\u2019s Pretty Dangerous Pictures, and Hidden Pictures\u2019 Carly Elter and Alex Young. McFadden will also serve as an executive producer.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

\n\tThe film will be overseen by Lionsgate\u2019s Chelsea Kujawa, who also oversaw the first film and brought the project into the studio, alongside Maria Ascanio. Robert Melnik negotiated deals for the studio.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cIt\u2019s clear from both the global box office and from the outpouring on social media that audiences have responded strongly \u2013 and audibly \u2013 to the totally unique and truly theatrical experience of The Housemaid and want to know what happens next,\u201d said Lionsgate Motion Picture Group Chair Adam Fogelson. \u201cWe believed in these stories from the very beginning, and we are beyond excited to bring the next chapter of Millie\u2019s story to life on-screen in collaboration with our outstanding creative partners Todd, Paul, Laura, Carly, Alex, and Sydney. The Housemaid\u2019s Secret is another wildly thrilling book in Freida\u2019s series that has captivated readers worldwide, and we look forward to translating it into a similarly rousing and riotous moviegoing experience.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tSaid Hidden Pictures\u2019 Lieberman, a producer on both Housemaid films, \u201cWe\u2019re thrilled with the reception and incredibly proud of this entire team from Freida McFadden to our partners at Lionsgate, and the outstanding work of Paul and Laura. Most rewarding has been seeing how strongly audiences are connecting with the film.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\tDirector Feig added, \u201cIt\u2019s been thrilling to see audiences around the world fall in love with The Housemaid and the incredible work of our talented cast and crew. We\u2019re lucky that Freida McFadden has already extended Millie\u2019s journey on the page, and that we get to work with Rebecca Sonnenshine and Lionsgate to bring this next story to audiences.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tLionsgate\u2019s adaptation of McFadden\u2019s 2022 page-turner The Housemaid has broken out as a holiday hit, taking in over $75 million domestically in its first 17 days of release and $133 million worldwide, with international territories continuing to roll out through January. The film plunges audiences into a twisted world where perfection is an illusion, and nothing is as it seems. Trying to escape her past, Millie (Sweeney) accepts a job as a live-in housemaid for the wealthy Nina (Seyfried) and Andrew Winchester (Sklenar). But what begins as a dream job quickly unravels into something far more dangerous \u2014 a sexy, seductive game of secrets, scandal, and power. Behind the Winchesters\u2019 closed doors lies a world of shocking twists that will leave you guessing until the very end.<\/p>\n

\n\tMorrone plays Enzo, the mysterious groundskeeper for the Winchester estate who becomes an ally of Millie\u2019s.<\/p>\n

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\n\tPublished in 2023, The Housemaid\u2019s Secret finds Millie in a new job with fresh promises, though she quickly realizes that she\u2019s found herself inside another dangerous household where nothing is what it seems. The first Housemaid film ended with Millie interviewing for her next job, which she\u2019s destined to get, given Nina\u2019s recommendation.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Housemaid books have sold over 12 million units across all titles, with The Housemaid\u2019s Secret accounting for four million. Translated into 40 languages, the book has been a New York Times bestseller for 65 weeks and counting and won the 2023 Goodreads Choice Award for Best Thriller. McFadden published the third book in the series, The Housemaid Is Watching, in 2024.<\/p>\n

\n\tSonnenshine is represented by UTA, Circle Management + Production, and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller; McFadden by Christina Hogrebe of Jane Rotrosen Agency, Angela Cheng Caplan of Cheng Caplan Company, and Allison Binder of Goodman Genow Schenkman; Sweeney by Brillstein Entertainment Partners and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller; Morrone by Ascend Artist Representation and Gang, Tyre, Ramer; and Feig by CAA and Sloane, Offer, Weber & Dern.<\/p>\n

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