Sydney Sweeney & Amanda Seyfried in ‘The Housemaid’ Thriller Trailer
by Alex Billington
September 16, 2025
Source: YouTube

“I have a really good feeling about this, Millie!” “Me, too…” Uh oh. Lionsgate has revealed the first official trailer for a mystery thriller movie titled The Housemaid, the second feature arriving this year made by director filmmaker Paul Feig (following Another Simple Favor in the summer). Set for a release in theaters in December – as counter-programming opening opposite of Avatar: Fire and Ash. Based on the first book in the novel series of the same name by Freida McFadden. The Housemaid stars Sydney Sweeney as Millie Calloway, a young woman with a troubled past who takes on a job as a live-in housemaid for a wealthy family, however, their seemingly perfect life unravels when she discovers their household hides dark secrets beneath the surface. Also stars Amanda Seyfried, Brandon Sklenar, Michele Morrone, & Elizabeth Perkins. Yet another sneaky new “wildly entertaining” mysterious movie from director Paul Feig – expect plenty of bonkers twists & turns. Yep it looks pretty crazy! Like those 90s thrillers they don’t make anymore.
Here’s the first official trailer (+ poster) for Paul Feig’s movie The Housemaid, direct from YouTube:
The Housemaid plunges audiences into a twisted world where perfection is an illusion, and nothing is as it seems. Trying to escape her past, Millie (Sydney Sweeney) accepts a job as a live-in housemaid for the wealthy Nina (Amanda Seyfried) and Andrew Winchester (Brandon Sklenar). But what begins as a dream job quickly unravels into something far more dangerous – a sexy, seductive game of secrets, scandal, and power. Behind the Winchesters’ closed doors lies a world of shocking twists that will leave you guessing until the very end. The Housemaid directed by American filmmaker Paul Feig, director of the films I Am David, Unaccompanied Minors, Bridesmaids, The Heat, Spy, Ghostbusters,, Last Christmas, The School for Good and Evil, Jackpot!, plus A Simple Favor and Another Simple Favor previously. The screenplay is written by Rebecca Sonnenshine; adapted from the novel of the same name by Freida McFadden. Lionsgate opens Paul Feig’s The Housemaid in theaters nationwide starting on December 19th, 2025 later this year.
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