Will There Be a 'Housemaid' Sequel? Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried Say They're Ready

With the new thriller 'The Housemaid' now playing in theaters, stars Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried have signaled they're open to returning for a sequel. The film's tantalizingly open ending, combined with its source material being a book trilogy, has fans buzzing about what could come next.

(Warning: This article contains spoilers for 'The Housemaid'.)

The film concludes after housemaid Millie (Sweeney) discovers her boss Andrew (Brandon Sklenar) is a sadist and that his wife, Nina (Seyfried), hired her as part of an elaborate plot to escape him. After Millie kills Andrew, Nina helps her cover it up and sets her up with a new housekeeping job. However, the film ends with the new employer revealing bruises and suggestively handling her kitchen knives, implying Millie's unique 'problem-solving' skills are needed once again.

This ending naturally paves the way for more stories. Speaking with Entertainment Weekly ahead of the film's release, the cast addressed the possibility of continuing the franchise.

"I think that we'll just have to wait and see," Sweeney teased. "I hope that the audience loves the movies just like we love the books, and we can continue to hopefully share that love within more of the films."

Even though her character, Nina, heads to California at the end of the story, don't count Amanda Seyfried out for future installments. She expressed clear enthusiasm for returning.

"Oh yeah, absolutely [I'd do more films]," she said. "Listen, if it doesn't do well, you can call it off, but if it does, well, it's absolutely a franchise. They know that if they make another one, I'll be a part of it, because I had so much fun with Paul [Feig, director]."

Director Paul Feig echoed this sentiment at the film's premiere, telling The Hollywood Reporter that since the movie is based on the first novel in a trilogy, "if people show up and see it, I would love to see what Millie does next."

PRISM Insight: The conversation around a 'Housemaid' sequel highlights a dominant trend in Hollywood: leveraging established Intellectual Property (IP) to build lower-risk franchises. Adapting a best-selling book series is a proven strategy to mitigate box office uncertainty by tapping into a pre-existing fanbase. This isn't just about making a sequel; it's a calculated studio play to secure a long-term revenue stream through universe expansion built on a proven narrative foundation.