The Ending of Netflix's 'Maid', Explained

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Netflix‘s new limited series Maid shows off Margaret Qualley‘s talents as a Hollywood star, but it’s also a heartbreaking and gripping portrait of generational trauma and poverty in America.

Qualley plays Alex, an aspiring writer who becomes a maid in order to support herself and her young daughter, Maddy (Rylea Nevaeh Whittet), after leaving her abusive husband, Sean (Nick Robinson). But where does she end up by the Season 1 finale?

Here’s everything you need to know about the ending of Maid — but you’ve been warned, spoilers ahead.

What happens in the end of Maid? Maid ending, explained:

Season 1 culminates with a custody battle between Sean and Alex. Our protagonist’s plans for the future are challenged when Alex’s mom, Paula (Andie MacDowell) refuses to move to a new town with her and Maddy, and her temporary no-contact order against Sean is thrown out.

However, Sean eventually admits to Alex that he is struggling with alcoholism, and signs over all custody of their daughter to her. Paula also eventually comes around to the move, and the season ends with her, Alex, and Maddy on a ferry ride to their new home.

Is Maid based on a true story?

Yes, Maid is best on Stephanie Land’s best-selling memoir of the same name. Land fled an abusive household and struggled to survive by working as a maid. Eventually, Land earned a berth in the University of Montana’s Creative Writing program, and is now a successful journalist and author.

Will there be a Maid Season 2?

Possibly. When Decider spoke with Maid showrunner Molly Smith Metzler, she said she’s hesitant to revisit Alex’s story.

“I will say that this is such a labor of love, this show. I’m in love with all these characters, and I could write Alex for the rest of my life. You know, she’s just in my heart,” Metzler said. “But I do feel like we tell her story, so I’m not sure what that would look like.”

However, Metzler could potentially see the Maid series centering on a new protagonist for Season 2.

“I do think there’s a lot of maids out there, there’s a lot of domestic workers who are experiencing stories that are as bad, if not worse than, Stephanie Land’s,” Metzler said. “I think it would be very exciting and a dream world to get to see a different maid’s story in another season. Someone from a totally different geographic with totally different life experience and who is a mom.”