The Housemaid Debuts on HBO Max Ahead of Sequel

After earning more than $400 million worldwide, Sydney Sweeney's psychological thriller The Housemaid arrived on HBO Max on October 9, 2026, giving the 2025 theatrical release a new streaming audience. Directed by Paul Feig and adapted from Freida McFadden's novel, the film stars Sweeney as a live-in housekeeper whose job with a wealthy family exposes disturbing secrets. According to ComingSoon.net, as reported by AOL on October 9, the film generated more than $400 million at the global box office against a reported production budget of $35 million.

Rotten Tomatoes listed a 74% Tomatometer score based on 202 reviews in the same report. The streaming debut follows the film's successful theatrical run and comes ahead of a planned sequel, The Housemaid's Secret, scheduled to reach theaters on December 17, 2027. The follow-up adapts McFadden's 2023 novel and continues the story of Sweeney's character, Millie Calloway.

In The Housemaid, Millie accepts a position in the home of Nina Winchester, played by Amanda Seyfried, and her husband Andrew, portrayed by Brandon Sklenar. Michele Morrone and Elizabeth Perkins also appear in the film, which combines domestic drama with psychological suspense.

Polygon's October 9 review describes Millie as a recently paroled woman seeking a fresh start through live-in domestic work. The arrangement initially appears practical because Nina needs household assistance while pregnant, and Millie needs lawful employment. The situation deteriorates when Millie discovers that her attic bedroom locks from the outside and Nina begins warning her to stay away from Andrew. The household's increasingly volatile relationships drive the thriller's central mystery, as Millie struggles to determine whether Nina's behavior reflects a deeper threat.

Feig's adaptation also changes the pacing and dramatic emphasis of McFadden's source material. Discussing the differences between the novel and the film with The Hollywood Reporter, Feig said, "There's things that work in the book that are really satisfying, but on the big screen you always want more," explaining his approach to escalating the story's dramatic impact. The sequel, The Housemaid's Secret, will introduce Kirsten Dunst as Wendy Garrick and include Stephen Kalyn as lawyer Brock Cunningham, Brittany Snow as Marybeth, and Paul Anthony Kelly as Douglas Garrick. Sweeney will return as Millie, while Morrone is set to reprise his role as Enzo.

According to the sequel's description reported by ComingSoon.net, Millie takes a new housekeeping job for a woman she is never permitted to see, only to encounter secrets concealed behind a locked door. Lionsgate is distributing the follow-up, which is scheduled for theatrical release on December 17, 2027. Another Sweeney thriller, The Voyeurs, offers a different story centered on surveillance and curiosity.

The 2021 film, directed and written by Michael Mohan, stars Sweeney and Justice Smith as a couple whose decision to watch their neighbors leads to serious consequences. Decider reported on October 10 that The Voyeurs was available to stream for free on Tubi. The publication listed the film's Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score at 45%, contrasting its reception with the stronger commercial performance of The Housemaid.

The Housemaid had previously streamed on Starz before moving to HBO Max, according to Decider. The new streaming release adds another widely seen Sweeney film to the platform's catalog, while the franchise's next installment remains scheduled for December 2027.