Overview
- Lionsgate, which announced the plan Monday, set a wide theatrical release for The Housemaid’s Secret on December 17, 2027.
- Paul Feig returns to direct from a script by Rebecca Sonnenshine as Sydney Sweeney reprises Millie, Michele Morrone returns as Enzo, and Kirsten Dunst joins the cast.
- Production is slated to start later in 2026, with Feig indicating a fall shoot and saying the script is finished with minor rewrites underway.
- The release lands opposite Avengers: Secret Wars and The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum, extending the studio’s holiday counter-programming play that helped the first film leg to about $125 million domestic and nearly $400 million worldwide on a reported $35 million budget.
- Based on Freida McFadden’s second novel, the sequel follows Millie taking a housekeeping job with strict rules and a locked room, and Lionsgate has signaled interest in adapting more books if the follow-up delivers.