The film adapts the successful novel “The Housemaid”, written by Freida McFadden, which became a global phenomenon of digital sales and reading.
The director Paul Feigresponsible for the successful comedy Ladies at war (2011), which marked a before and after in the genre, returns with a totally different project: the psychological thriller “The employee” (The Housemaid). Your first trailer is now available, anticipating the Cinema premiere on January 1, 2026.
Based on the International Best Seller, The employee Follow a young woman determined to start again when she agrees to work as a domestic employee for a wealthy couple. What seems perfect work soon becomes a dark maze of secrets, deceptions and obsessions that will test their sanity … and their life.
With a first level cast headed by Sydney Sweeney, Brandon Sklenar (“1923”) and the Oscar winner Amanda SeyfriedThe employee is positioned as one of the most anticipated premieres of the season, in the Thrillers line as Gone Girl and Parasite.
An editorial success to cinema
“The employee” adapts the successful novel “The Housemaid”written by Freida McFaddenwhich became a global phenomenon of sales and digital reading, conquering millions of suspense fans in different languages.
His enveloping intrigue, marked by unexpected turns and complex characters, found in Paul Feig and his star cast the opportunity to reinvent himself on the big screen.
With this cinematographic version, the tension of the pages is transferred to the cinema to remind us that, sometimes, the real danger can be closer than we imagine.
The employee arrives at theaters on January 1, 2026.
Source: Ambito
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