The Housemaid: Release date speculation, cast and latest news for Sydney Sweeney film
Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried are set to star in the thriller based on a major bestseller.
The first trailer for Paul Feig's The Housemaid has debuted at CinemaCon, giving fans a first look at Sydney Sweeney, Amanda Seyfried and Brandon Sklenar in action.
In the film, which is based on a bestselling novel by Freida McFadden, Millie (Sweeney) tries to put her past behind her as she's hired to be a housemaid for the wealthy Nina (Seyfried) and Andrew (Sklenar), but it soon emerges that her employers have their own sinister secrets.
“I love when there’s so many unexpected twists and turns," Sweeney said on stage at CinemaCon during Liongate's presentation, adding that she appreciates "messy" characters.
Seyfried added: "I got to go to places that I never expected to go to. We reached places that I’ve never been able to as an actor... we created some wacky s**t... the stuff that happened when the cameras were rolling was bananas.”
Things certainly go quite bananas in the footage - which is not yet available online - according to Variety, with shots of a blood-covered Sweeney holding a large kitchen knife, while we also see Seyfried and Sklenar roaming around their luxurious home.
But when might the thriller be arriving in UK cinemas? Read on for everything we know so far.
The Housemaid release date speculation
A Christmas 2025 release date has been set for those in the US.
A UK release date has yet to be confirmed, but we'll update this page once we know more.
The Housemaid cast
With Sydney Sweeney (Euphoria, The White Lotus) and Amanda Seyfried (Lovelace, Mean Girls) confirmed as the leads, we can already mark this one out as one to watch.
The former will play a character called Millie, who serves as the housemaid to Seyfried's Nina – one half of "an upscale, wealthy couple".
Meanwhile, Brandon Sklenar (It Ends with Us) will play Nina's husband Andrew, while Michele Morrone (365 Days) will play Enzo, the groundskeeper who works for the pair.
The Housemaid plot
Based on Freida McFadden's novel of the same name – which has been on the Amazon bestsellers list for almost 100 weeks – the film follows a struggling housemaid who discovers that the wealthy couple she's just started working for are hiding some dangerous secrets.
You can find a brief synopsis to the book – which is described as "an absolutely addictive psychological thriller with a jaw-dropping twist" – below.
"'Welcome to the family,' Nina Winchester says as I shake her elegant, manicured hand. I smile politely, gazing around the marble hallway.
"Working here is my last chance to start fresh. I can pretend to be whoever I like. But I'll soon learn that the Winchesters' secrets are far more dangerous than my own...
"Every day I clean the Winchesters' beautiful house top to bottom. I collect their daughter from school. And I cook a delicious meal for the whole family before heading up to eat alone in my tiny room on the top floor.
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"I try to ignore how Nina makes a mess just to watch me clean it up. How she tells strange lies about her own daughter. And how her husband Andrew seems more broken every day.
"But as I look into Andrew's handsome brown eyes, so full of pain, it's hard not to imagine what it would be like to live Nina's life. The walk-in closet, the fancy car, the perfect husband.
"I only try on one of Nina's pristine white dresses once. Just to see what it's like. But she soon finds out... and by the time I realise my attic bedroom door only locks from the outside, it's far too late.
"But I reassure myself: the Winchesters don't know who I really am. They don't know what I'm capable of..."
Is there a trailer for The Housemaid?
No – an official trailer is yet to be released, but watch this space!
The Housemaid by Freida McFadden is available to buy now.
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Patrick Cremona is the Senior Film Writer at Radio Times, and looks after all the latest film releases both in cinemas and on streaming. He has been with the website since October 2019, and in that time has interviewed a host of big name stars and reviewed a diverse range of movies.
