Sydney Sweeney Teases The Housemaid 2 — What It Means for Millie’s Future
Sydney Sweeney isn’t done with The Housemaid. With the Amanda Seyfried co-starrer performing well, she’s already pushing for a sequel and itching to return as Millie.
Hot off The Housemaid, Sydney Sweeney is already pushing for a sequel. Not subtle about it either. And honestly, given how the movie is playing with audiences, I get why she is ready to go back in as Millie.
Sweeney wants more Millie, right now
Sweeney told People she is all-in on continuing this character. She was a fan of the books before signing on and clearly wants to keep swinging.
"I would love to... I was such a huge fan of the books... being able to see more Housemaids come to life and getting to explore more of Millie."
She also really likes what Millie stands for: a tough, mouthy fighter with a moral compass and a taste for, as she put it, full-on female rage.
Author and director are open to sequels (and yes, that is Paul Feig)
Freida McFadden, who wrote the bestselling novels, is into the idea of more movies too. Director Paul Feig is on the same page. And if you saw Feig spelled as Feige somewhere, that is just a mix-up. We are talking Bridesmaids/Ghostbusters Paul Feig, not Marvel boss Kevin Feige.
Feig says McFadden was game for an unapologetically entertaining adaptation the first time out.
"Her books are meant to entertain... She embraced the fact that we wanted to make the movie really entertaining."
So what would The Housemaid 2 actually be?
Book 2 is The Housemaid's Secret. It keeps following Millie while she studies social work and juggles three things: her cleaning gig, her coursework, and a dating life that is... complicated. She lands with a new, very rich employer: CEO Douglas Garrick. His wife, Wendy, is supposedly ill and being kept in a guest room. Millie being Millie, the vigilante streak is not going anywhere. Without spoiling twists, the next arc is just as messy and pulpy as the first book. Feig has said he is confident a sequel will happen, which lines up with McFadden being on board.
How the movie is doing (so far): better than expected
The Housemaid is scoring with audiences and critics out of the gate. Rotten Tomatoes has it at 81% and IMDb users are hovering around 6.8/10. Variety reported it pulled $8 million on Friday from domestic theaters, which is solid considering it is opening against an Avatar movie. We will see if it holds.
- Title: The Housemaid (2025)
- Genre: Psychological thriller / mystery
- Director: Paul Feig
- Screenplay: Rebecca Sonnenshine
- Based on: The Housemaid by Freida McFadden
- Main cast: Sydney Sweeney (Millie Calloway), Amanda Seyfried (Nina Winchester), Brandon Sklenar (Andrew Winchester), Michele Morrone, Elizabeth Perkins
- Runtime: ~131 minutes
- Release date: December 19, 2025 (USA)
- Distributor: Lionsgate
- Rotten Tomatoes: 81%
- IMDb: 6.8/10
Is this Sweeney's bounce-back moment?
Sweeney has had a whiplash year. There was the splashy American Eagle ad, and then the Christy boxing biopic face-planted. Add Eden and Americana to the pile, and you had people declaring 2025 a write-off for her. Radar Online even claimed major producers wanted to steer clear. Then Housemaid hit. Forbes pointed out it finally breaks her recent run of Rotten Tomatoes scores under 75%, and the Tomatometer blurb calling it "an outrageously enjoyable thriller" does not hurt. Slate says the movie might just save her year. That all feels a little dramatic, but the narrative has definitely shifted.
The bottom line
Sweeney wants the sequel. McFadden wants the sequel. Feig wants the sequel. If the box office keeps pace, we are probably getting The Housemaid's Secret on a screen sooner rather than later.
The Housemaid is now playing in theaters across the U.S. If you saw it: does Sydney deserve round two as Millie? If you have not: are you in for more of her chaotic-cleaner-turned-avenger era?