Lionsgate announced on Tuesday, Jan. 6, that production on The Housemaid’s Secret, an adaptation of author Freida McFadden’s 2023 sequel novel, will begin in 2026.<\/p>\n
Sweeney and costar Michele Morrone<\/a> are set to return as Millie and Enzo, respectively. Paul Feig is expected to return as director and producer, and Sweeney and McFadden are back as executive producers.<\/p>\n The Housemaid, starring Sweeney, Amanda Seyfried<\/a> and Brandon Sklenar<\/a>, hit theaters on Dec. 19 and has maintained box office staying power ever since, so far earning over $133 million worldwide.<\/p>\n “It\u2019s been thrilling to see audiences around the world fall in love with\u00a0The Housemaid\u00a0and the incredible work of our talented cast and crew,” said Feig in a statement. “We\u2019re lucky that Freida McFadden has already extended Millie\u2019s journey on the page, and that we get to work with [screenwriter] Rebecca Sonnenshine\u00a0and Lionsgate to bring this next story to audiences.”<\/p>\n Daniel McFadden\/Lionsgate<\/p>\n Michele Morrone in “The Housemaid”<\/p>\n In addition to The Housemaid’s Secret, McFadden also wrote a third novel, published in 2024, The Housemaid Is Watching.<\/p>\n Sweeney, 28, recently told PEOPLE she “would love to” reprise her role in more movies<\/a>.<\/p>\n “I was such a huge fan of the books, so I would be just as happy as everyone else being able to see more Housemaids\u00a0come to life and getting to explore more of Millie,” she said.<\/p>\n “She’s spicy. She is a fighter. She knows what she believes in and she stands up for it. I love characters like that.” Sweeney added. “I love seeing movies that have just fully embraced female rage.”<\/p>\n Though the books veer away from Seyfried’s Nina in the followups, the actress said she wants to return for at least a cameo in more Housemaids<\/a>.<\/p>\n Seyfried, 40, told\u00a0Variety<\/a>\u00a0at the\u00a0Palm Springs International Film Festival<\/a>\u00a0on Jan. 3, “I almost guarantee that I’m gonna be some small cameo in it. … I really want to see how she keeps Nina Winchester in her pocket, because I will jump the f— back into that.”<\/p>\n The Housemaid is in theaters now.<\/p>\n![\"Daniel](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2d7fbac9a775fe6360b5c133f3472eb0.jpeg\"\/)
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