Kirsten Dunst is set to star alongside Sydney Sweeney in The Housemaid’s Secret, the follow-up to the 2025 hit The Housemaid, which earned close to $400 million worldwide.
Based on Freida McFadden’s bestselling novel, the sequel continues the story of Millie, played by Sweeney—a young woman with a troubled past who once worked for a wealthy family hiding disturbing secrets. In this next chapter, Millie takes on a new job “keeping house for a woman she’s never allowed to see — only to discover the truth behind the locked door that threatens to expose secrets far darker than her own.” The story shifts to a different affluent household, where suspicion builds as Millie begins to question the unseen woman she works for and the secrets surrounding her husband.
Director Paul Feig returns to helm the film, with Rebecca Sonnenshine once again adapting the screenplay. Michele Morrone will reprise his role as Enzo, while characters from the first film played by Amanda Seyfried and Brandon Sklenar will not return, as the narrative centers on a new family. Filming is expected to begin in fall 2026.
Lionsgate executive Erin Westerman praised the casting, saying, “It is a privilege to bring ‘The Housemaid’s’ next chapter to the screen with Kirsten Dunst. She is an icon. Her career reflects extraordinary range and fearlessness. Opposite the ever-magnetic Sydney Sweeney, she will be an electrifying force in a world where nothing is ever quite as it seems.”
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