Paul Anthony Kelly, best known for starring as John F. Kennedy Jr. on the mini-series “Love Story,” has joined the cast of “The Housemaid’s Secret.”
He’ll join the previously announced ensemble of Sydney Sweeney, Kristen Dunst and Michele Morrone. “The Housemaid’s Secret” is the follow-up to 2025’s breakout hit “The Housemaid.” Based on Freida McFadden’s bestselling novel, the sequel picks up as Sweeney’s Millie — who was hired in the initial story as the live-in maid for a wealthy family with a dark secret — taking a job “keeping house for a woman she’s never allowed to see — only to discover the truth behind the locked door that threatens to expose secrets far darker than her own.”
After “The Housemaid” became a commercial smash — earning $400 million globally against a $35 million budget — Lionsgate hopes to turn “The Housemaid” into a major film franchise. The studio plans to adapt more of McFadden’s work — there’s a third novel, “The Housemaid Is Watching” — in the years ahead.
“The Housemaid’s Secret” will begin production later this year and is set to open in theaters on Dec. 17, 2027. Paul Feig is back to direct alongside screenwriter Rebecca Sonnenshine, who adapted the first book. Feig is also producing with Todd Lieberman of Hidden Pictures, Laura Fischer of Pretty Dangerous and Sweeney through Fifty-Fifty Films.
“The Housemaid’s Secret” will mark Kelly’s film debut. Following “Love Story,” he’s set to appear in the next season of “American Horror Story.”
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