Paul Feig's 2025 film The Housemaid was a chic, trashy-fun home thriller that combined suspense with extravagant, contemporary elements. While the critics deemed it average, the audience absolutely loved the movie. This love led to the film doing solid business at the box office, earning $400 million from its entire theatrical run. Seeing the humongous success, Lionsgate has announced a sequel to the thriller with Sydney Sweeney returning to reprise her role as Millie Calloway.

With Sweeney on board, the makers have added yet another gem to the cast in the form of Kirsten Dunst. 

With the announcement of The Housemaid's impending sequel, Lionsgate has made another great move to ride the wave of the film's worldwide success. The Housemaid's Secret, which is based on Freida McFadden's second book in her Housemaid series, will star Kirsten Dunst alongside Sydney Sweeney, according to the studio (via Deadline).

“It is a privilege to bring The Housemaid’s next chapter to the screen with Kirsten Dunst,” said Erin Westerman, Lionsgate’s motion picture group president. She further lavished the actress with praise, complementing her movie choices and the range of her roles. According to her, Dunst and Sweeney together will be electrifying on screen.

According to the sequel's plot synopsis, Millie returns to accept a job cleaning the home of a woman she is never permitted to see. However, she soon learns the truth behind the locked door, which could reveal secrets even darker than before. The story seems to be promising and even more mysterious than its predecessor.

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Now that Sweeney and Dunst are roped in to play the leads, the intrigue naturally shifts to the rest of the cast and crew.

Paul Feig is set to direct the sequel as well, and screenwriter Rebecca Sonnenshine, who adapted the first book, will also make a comeback. Speaking of comebacks, Michele Morrone will return as Enzo, the groundskeeper from the first movie. With Sydney Sweeney already returning, the core cast and crew of The Housemaid's Secret seem more or less the same as the first film.

Todd Lieberman of Hidden Pictures, Feig and Laura Fischer of Pretty Dangerous Pictures, and Sweeney with her Fifty-Fifty Films are among the main producers. Returning as executive producer is Carly Elter, who supervised the previous film for Hidden Pictures. Additionally, Hidden Pictures' Alex Young will also serve as executive producer.

Kaylee McGregor of Fifty Fifty will co-produce. Maria Ascanio and Chelsea Kujawa are in charge of Lionsgate's project.

This amazing cast and crew seem to be bolstered by the inclusion of Kirsten Dunst, and her pairing with Sydney Sweeney will offer the audience something never seen before. With the production of the sequel to begin soon in fall 2026, the movie has already generated much hype even before the start of filming.

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How do you think the new pairing of Sydney Sweeney with Kirsten Dunst will work out for The Housemaid sequel? Let us know in the comments.