What book is The Housemaid (2025) based on?
The Housemaid, book 1 of The Housemaid series, by Freida McFadden.
The book is told in Millie's first person, so you see the house only through what she notices and fears.
The book behind The Housemaid
The Housemaid
2022 · book 1 of The Housemaid series · by Freida McFadden (paid link)
Should you read it first?
Read it before the sequel arrives in December 2027, or right after the movie: the book takes the same story at a faster, tighter pace.
Book vs movie
- Sydney Sweeney plays Millie and Amanda Seyfried plays Nina; Paul Feig directs.
- The movie opened on December 19, 2025, and became a worldwide hit.
What to read next
The Housemaid's Secret (2023). The sequel movie adapts it, set for December 17, 2027.
The Housemaid in order
- 1The Housemaid 2022Buy(paid link)
- 2The Housemaid's Secret 2023
- 3The Housemaid Is Watching 2024