Bestselling novel The Housemaid is getting the big-screen treatment, and fans of the psychological thriller can’t wait to see the story play out onscreen.
Starring Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried and directed by Paul Feig, The Housemaid will have viewers on the very edge of their seats from the get-go.
Keep reading for everything to know about The Housemaid, including the release date, cast, trailer and more:
What is The Housemaid about?
The Housemaid is based upon the bestselling 2022 psychological thriller novel of the same name by author Freida McFadden.
The story follows Millie (Sweeney), a young woman with a criminal past who accepts a job as a live-in housemaid for the wealthy Winchester family. Millie soon finds out that spouses Nina Winchester (Seyfried) and Andrew Winchester (Brandon Sklenar) are hiding twisted, dark secrets.
Sydney Sweeney as Millie and Amanda Seyfried as Nina in The Housemaid.Daniel McFadden/Lionsgate
“What begins as a dream job quickly unravels into something far more dangerous – a sexy, seductive game of secrets, scandal and power,” reads part of the official logline. “Behind the Winchesters’ closed doors lies a world of shocking twists that will leave you guessing until the very end.”
The Housemaid cast
Sydney Sweeney
Sweeney stars as Millie, a young woman with a criminal past who takes a job as a live-in housemaid for the Winchester family.
Amanda Seyfried
Seyfried also stars as Nina Winchester, the wealthy wife of Andrew Winchester.
“I don’t know how to explain The Housemaid, but we watched it the other night and I haven’t had that much fun in a theater — I don’t know the last time I laughed that much,” she previously said in an interview with Variety in August 2025. “And it was my own movie! I had such a ball making it and playing this wacky nutso character that no one has gotten to really see me do. It’s like a party, that movie. Honestly, I love it so much that I might actually creep out after Christmas dinner and go see it.”
Brandon Sklenar
Sklenar stars as Andrew Winchester, Nina’s husband. Fans may recognize him from another blockbuster film adaptation in recent years, as he portrayed Atlas Corrigan in It Ends With Us opposite Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni.
Michele Morrone
Michele Morrone plays Enzo, the sexy groundskeeper with a mysterious past who works for the Winchesters.
The Housemaid trailer
The trailer for The Housemaid was released by Lionsgate in September 2025.
What are fans saying about The Housemaid?
Fans couldn’t get enough of the trailer for The Housemaid, with many social media users praising it for not giving away the story and paying close attention to details from the book.
“I’ve read the book, this trailer should win awards for not revealing anything at all, how all trailers should be. This is going to be sooooooo good. Cannot wait!” wrote one YouTuber.
Another said, “Finally! A trailer that doesn’t give anything away but does a good job misleading those who don’t know the story,” while a separate social media user added: “THIS IS EXACTLY HOW I PICTURED IT WHILE READING THE BOOK, THIS IS AMAZING, I LITERALLY CANT WAIT!!”
Another praised Seyfried for her incredible acting abilities, writing, “[Please] I want to see Amanda Seyfried in everything, man this woman is fantastic. Her acting is top notch. Give her a Hollywood walk of fame she deserves every bit of it!”
When does The Housemaid come out in theaters?
Though The Housemaid was slated for release on Christmas Day 2025, the release date was moved up to Friday, Dec. 19, 2025.
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