Lionsgate has dropped the complete trailer for the eagerly awaited thriller The Housemaid, tailored from Freida McFadden’s novel and starring Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried. The Housemaid follows Millie (Sweeney), a younger girl who seemingly will get a monetary break when she turns into a housemaid for wealthy Nina (Seyfried) and her household, however the dynamics shortly flip sinister.
The Housemaid might be launched theatrically on December 19, following Sweeney’s a number of different 2025 motion pictures and forward of the discharge of Seyfried’s The Testomony of Ann Lee on Christmas Day. Directed by Paul Feig, The Housemaid additionally stars Brandon Sklenar, Michele Morrone, and Elizabeth Perkins. Try the brand new trailer beneath:
This trailer emphasizes a twisted vacation tone, because the film is popping out and could also be set round Christmastime, however depicts a spiraling horror-thriller plot. After a number of cases within the trailer of Nina threatening Millie, the latter appears to have develop into exhausted but accustomed to all the pieces that occurs on this home, as she goes to get a sandwich whereas lined in blood.
It is simpler stated than accomplished to develop into a thriller or horror Christmas traditional in the identical vein as Die Laborious or Gremlins, however The Housemaid has a fanbase from being a bestselling novel first that might assist it succeed on the field workplace. The Housemaid will even shut out a 12 months of flops for Sweeney, following Eden, American, and now Christy‘s field workplace struggles.
Whereas Sweeney wants a comeback, Seyfried is on the heart of the dialog about 2026 Greatest Lead Actress Oscar nominations for her flip in The Testomony of Ann Lee. Seyfried, identified for the likes of Imply Women and Mamma Mia!, additionally starred within the Peacock thriller miniseries Lengthy Shiny River this 12 months (which can be based mostly on a well-liked novel).
Whereas The Housemaid is the top of Sweeney’s 12 months, Seyfried has an even bigger film coming every week later. Alternatively, The Housemaid can stand out on the field workplace, which might be dominated by Oscar-bound dramas at that time, and could also be seen by audiences as some wanted variation. Regardless, it is going to be attention-grabbing to see the 2 stars delve into their characters’ tense relationship, maybe the film’s greatest draw.
- Launch Date
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December 19, 2025
- Director
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Paul Feig
- Writers
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Rebecca Sonnenshine, Freida McFadden
