Stay or Go? The Housemaid Post-Credits Verdict
Paul Feig’s The Housemaid leaves nerves frayed—but should you stick around after the final frame? The psychological thriller about a troubled live-in maid and the wealthy family she serves spirals into dark secrets, and viewers want to know if any last stingers lurk mid- or post-credits.
People keep asking if The Housemaid has anything hiding after the credits. Fair question. Not every thriller needs a Marvel-style stinger, but studios love to tease. Here, it’s simple.
Does The Housemaid have a credits scene?
Nope. There’s no mid-credits scene, no post-credits scene, no tag of any kind. Once the credits roll, you’re clear to head out. Those bonus bits usually either patch up loose ends or dangle bait for a sequel. This one is built to play as a self-contained story.
So what is this movie, exactly?
It’s a psychological thriller from director Paul Feig about a young woman with a messy past who lands a live-in housemaid job with a very rich family. Bad idea, obviously. She starts uncovering disturbing secrets inside the house, and things get darker from there.
Could there still be sequels?
Absolutely possible. The film adapts Freida McFadden’s 2022 bestseller, and that book has two follow-ups: The Housemaid’s Secret and The Housemaid Is Watching. No credit stinger doesn’t mean no franchise; it just means they didn’t bolt a teaser onto the end of this one.
Why Feig wanted to make it
Feig jumped on the project because the novel was already a massive, long-running hit and, by his own account, the goal was to honor what worked on the page and translate it cleanly to the screen instead of reinventing it. He’s also very open about chasing layered, women-driven stories and working with actresses — his words, there are already plenty of movies centered on men.
"You know it’s one of my movies if there’s a martini in it. Those are my cameos."
Yes, that’s his signature: if you spot a martini on screen, that’s Feig giving himself a wink instead of popping up in front of the camera.
The quick version
- Credits scenes: None (no mid-, post-, or end-credits tags)
- Director: Paul Feig
- Genre: Psychological thriller
- Premise: A young woman with a troubled past becomes a live-in housemaid for a wealthy family and uncovers their unsettling secrets
- Based on: Freida McFadden’s 2022 novel The Housemaid
- Sequel potential: The book has two follow-ups — The Housemaid’s Secret and The Housemaid Is Watching
- Feig’s approach: Keep it faithful to the bestseller, focus on three-dimensional women, and yes, watch for the martini cameo