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What book is The Housemaid's Secret (2027) based on?

The Housemaid's Secret, book 2 of The Housemaid series, by Freida McFadden.

Book 2 keeps Millie's first-person voice and moves her to a new household with new rules.

The book behind The Housemaid's Secret

The Housemaid's Secret

2023 · book 2 of The Housemaid series · by Freida McFadden

New to the series? Start with book 1, The Housemaid (2022).

Should you read it first?

Read it before December 17, 2027. The movie is announced, with Sydney Sweeney and director Paul Feig returning, so the book is the only way to know the story first.

Book vs movie

  • The movie is only announced: Lionsgate set it for December 17, 2027.
  • Paul Feig returns to direct, and Rebecca Sonnenshine, who wrote the first movie, writes the sequel.

What to read next

The Housemaid Is Watching (2024). The third book, with no movie announced yet.

The Housemaid in order

  1. 1The Housemaid 2022
  2. 2The Housemaid's Secret 2023
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  3. 3The Housemaid Is Watching 2024

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Updated Nov 2, 2026 · MoviesBooks editors