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The Housemaid
Paul Feig · Film · 2025
If you enjoyed the way The Housemaid turns domestic spaces into high-stakes battlegrounds of manipulation, these stories will captivate you.
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Books on the same thread
The Tenant
Freida McFadden · Book · 2025
Shares 3 threads with The Housemaid: Gaslighting, Secrets and Lies, Obsession.
Much like The Housemaid, this story explores the dark side of home life, focusing on the gaslighting and hidden identities that threaten to destroy everything you have built.
The Maid: A Novel
Nita Prose · Book · 2022
Explores: Neurodiversity, Social Awkwardness, Found Family.
While this mystery takes a gentler tone than The Housemaid, it shares the fascination with the unique, often overlooked perspective of a maid navigating a complex household.
Never Lie
Freida McFadden · Book · 2023
Shares 3 threads with The Housemaid: Obsession, Domestic Thriller, Psychological Thriller.
This tale of a remote manor and a missing psychiatrist mirrors the claustrophobic obsession and dangerous secrets that define the tension found throughout The Housemaid.
The Teacher
Freida McFadden · Book · 2024
Shares 3 threads with The Housemaid: Obsession, Domestic Thriller, Psychological Thriller.
The Housemaid builds dread through deep-seated betrayal, and this narrative similarly dives into the wreckage left behind when a trusted professional relationship turns into a dangerous obsession.
Series on the same thread
The Beast in Me
Gabe Rotter · Series · 2025
Shares 3 threads with The Housemaid: Obsession, Gaslighting, Secrets and Lies.
If the power dynamics in The Housemaid kept you on edge, you will appreciate this twisted mind game between a vulnerable author and her powerful, dangerous neighbor.
All Her Fault
Megan Gallagher · Series · 2025
Shares 2 threads with The Housemaid: Psychological Thriller, Domestic Thriller.
The Housemaid excels at exposing the terrifying reality behind a closed door, just as this story uses a missing child to pull back the curtain on suburban secrets.
The Residence
Paul William Davies · Series · 2025
Shares 2 threads with The Housemaid: Power Dynamics, Class Conflict.
The Housemaid thrives on the tension within a wealthy home, and this mystery applies that same pressure to the highest office, where power dynamics dictate every murderous outcome.
Devious Maids
Marc Cherry · Series · 2013
Shares 2 threads with The Housemaid: Class Conflict, Secrets and Lies.
The Housemaid highlights the precarious position of domestic workers, a theme this series explores with sharp wit, class conflict, and the desire to uncover lethal household secrets.
Podcasts on the same thread
CounterClock
Audiochuck · Podcast · 2025
Explores: unsolved homicide, seeking justice, historical mystery.
The Housemaid keeps you guessing through layers of deceit, and this investigative journey offers that same thrill by meticulously peeling back the truth behind a cold case.
Bag Man
Rachel Maddow, MS NOW · Podcast · 2023
Explores: corruption, political scandal, accountability.
Just as the characters in The Housemaid navigate corruption and hidden agendas, this deep dive into political scandal reveals the shocking systems that operate in plain sight.
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Common questions
Should I read the book The Housemaid before watching the 2025 movie?
You can watch the 2025 movie The Housemaid without reading the 2022 book first. Both versions follow Millie Calloway as she takes a job for the Winchesters, but they are independent adaptations of the same source material.
Is The Housemaid movie a direct adaptation of the 2022 book?
Yes, the 2025 movie titled The Housemaid is an adaptation of the 2022 novel of the same name. Both versions center on the story of Millie Calloway and her dangerous employment as a live-in housemaid for Nina and Andrew Winchester.
Does The Housemaid movie follow the same plot as the 2022 book?
The 2025 movie The Housemaid is based on the 2022 book. Both stories explore the same premise of Millie Calloway accepting a position with the Winchesters, leading to a dangerous game of secrets and power that unfolds within their home.
How does the plot of The Housemaid movie compare to the 2022 book?
The 2025 film The Housemaid and the 2022 book share the same core narrative. Both versions depict Millie Calloway working for the wealthy Nina and Andrew Winchester, where the situation shifts from a dream job into a dangerous struggle involving scandal and secrets.