New Delhi, Sept. 17 -- Freida McFadden's bestselling thriller The Housemaid is being adapted into a film. Directed by Paul Feig, the movie stars Sydney Sweeney as Millie. She plays an ex-convict who becomes a live-in maid for a wealthy couple, Nina (Amanda Seyfried) and Andrew Winchester (Brandon Sklenar).

The 2022 novel became hugely popular on social media. It was a New York Times bestseller. Fans got their first look when the trailer dropped on September 16.

The teaser hints at dark twists inside the Winchesters' home after Millie's arrival. It shows tense scenes. It includes Sabrina Carpenter's "Please Please Please" as background music.

The Housemaid tells the dark story of Wilhelmina "Millie" Calloway, a young woman who takes a l...