Los Angeles, Jan. 7 -- Sydney Sweeney is expected to remain a driving force behind "The Housemaid" franchise, with the actor set to executive produce and potentially reprise her lead role in the upcoming sequel, "The Housemaid's Secret".

The sequel, adopted from the second novel in Freida McFadden's bestselling trilogy, is moving forward with Paul Feig returning to direct. While Sweeney has not yet officially signed on to reprise her role as Millie, the studio is keen for her to return following the strong response to the first film. Her involvement as an executive producer has already been secured.

As for Amanda Seyfried, a co-star in The Housemaid, she too has an executive producer credit on the sequel. And her character doesn't appear ...