Lionsgate is turning ”The Housemaid” into a stage thriller, extending a film that already proved it can sell suspense to a broad audience. The studio has announced a stage adaptation, but for now the project is more concept than production: no release date, cast, or other specifics have been revealed.
The move fits a familiar Hollywood playbook. When a title clears roughly 400 million dollars worldwide and pulls in 1.3 billion rubles in Russia, studios do not usually leave the brand sitting still; they try to squeeze another format out of it before the buzz fades.
Who is making The Housemaid stage adaptation
The adaptation will come from the team behind stage versions of ”Paranormal Activity” and ”The Notebook,” which is a sensible pairing of horror-adjacent tension and commercial melodrama. That combination suggests Lionsgate wants a show that can travel well rather than a niche prestige experiment.
What The Housemaid is about
”The Housemaid” is based on Freida McFadden’s novel and follows Millie, played in the film by Sydney Sweeney, who takes a job as a maid in the Winchester family home. Secrets soon start spilling out about everyone involved, which is exactly the kind of plot that works on screen and on stage, provided the writers know when to keep the audience guessing instead of just shouting at them.
- Film director: Paul Feig
- Other cast members: Amanda Seyfried and Brandon Sklenar
- Sequel release: December 2027
- Sequel addition: Kirsten Dunst joins Sweeney
Lionsgate is building a small franchise around it
The stage project is landing alongside a film sequel already in development, which tells you Lionsgate sees more than a one-off hit here. Studios tend to do this when a property has a clear hook, a recognizable star, and enough built-in curiosity to survive another round of marketing.
The open question is whether the theatre version leans into psychological claustrophobia or plays the material bigger and glossier for live audiences. If the creative team gets that balance wrong, the result could feel like a repackaged trailer; if it gets it right, ”The Housemaid” could become one of those rare titles that jumps formats without losing its bite.