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Lionsgate Sets "The Housemaid’s Secret" for December 17, 2027 Theatrical Release

The date signals a bid to repeat a holiday counterprogramming playbook against two major tentpoles.

Overview

  • Lionsgate, which announced the date Monday, set a wide theatrical release for The Housemaid’s Secret on December 17, 2027.
  • The sequel opens opposite Marvel’s Avengers: Secret Wars and New Line’s The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum, a high-traffic slot the studio frames as strategic counterprogramming.
  • Paul Feig returns to direct from a script by Rebecca Sonnenshine, with production slated to begin later in 2026 under producers Hidden Pictures, Pretty Dangerous Pictures, and Sydney Sweeney’s Fifty-Fifty Films.
  • Sydney Sweeney reprises Millie, Michele Morrone returns as Enzo, and Kirsten Dunst joins in a role reported as Wendy that Feig teased as very unexpected.
  • The first film earned about $125 million domestically and nearly $400 million worldwide on a modest budget, and Lionsgate plans further adaptations from Freida McFadden’s Housemaid series, including a third novel.