The Devil Wears Prada 2: Fashion’s Most Iconic Frenemies Return — And Yes, We’re All Already Quoting It

Image: The Devil Wears Prada 2 trailer

For nearly twenty years, The Devil Wears Prada has lived rent-free in our cultural consciousness — not merely as a blockbuster film, but as a piece of fashion folklore. Released in 2006 and adapted from Lauren Weisberger’s bestselling novel, the movie didn’t just rake in over $326 million worldwide; it recalibrated the image of the modern working woman, gave us a rolodex of unforgettably sharp one-liners, and pulled back the velvet curtain on the glossy world of magazine publishing.

In case you’ve momentarily forgotten its irresistible premise, Meryl Streep famously embodied Miranda Priestly — the cool, cerulean-blooded editor-in-chief of Runway (a character not-so-secretly inspired by Vogue’s Anna Wintour). Anne Hathaway played Andy Sachs, the earnest journalism hopeful who accidentally lands in fashion’s most formidable inner circle and discovers that chiffon has teeth.

Meryl Streep is seen on the set of The Devil Wears Prada 2 in July 2025 in Manhattan, New York City. Image: Alamy

Audiences devoured it, partly because so much of it felt… well… plausible. (Weisberger really did once work for Wintour.) It offered a rare, glamorous, terrifyingly truthful glimpse into the ecosystem of print magazines — the deadlines, the door-slamming, the couture-level pressure. It reminded us why print matters: because nothing beats the intoxicating thrill of a well-made magazine, bound, tangible, and brimming with cultural influence.

For years, a sequel has been the stuff of whispers. Streep once claimed she wasn’t interested. Hathaway teased that she’d only return if the concept felt completely new. And in 2022, fans got a consolation prize when the story debuted on the West End, complete with an Elton John score. But nothing—and I mean nothing—sent fashion into a collective meltdown quite like the confirmation that The Devil Wears Prada 2 is officially happening, hitting cinemas 1 May 2026.

The clues sprinkled across the past two years now feel like runway breadcrumbs: Anne Hathaway arriving at the 2024 SAG Awards in a perfectly cerulean gown; reports of Disney executives quietly circling a sequel; and then, the flashbulb frenzy of Streep and Hathaway filming on the streets of Manhattan in July 2025, both looking as sharply edited as the pages of a September issue.

The teaser trailer dropped on 12 November 2025, dialing the nostalgia up to couture levels. A pair of razor-red Valentino heels clicks across an office floor while Madonna’s “Vogue” throbs in the background. Paparazzi lights. Runway shows. Gowns that clearly cost more than a starter home. And then, finally: Streep and Hathaway sharing an elevator, both in sunglasses, both iconic, both instantly meme-able. It was the cultural equivalent of a double-page spread you must dog-ear.

The Devil Wears Prada 2 trailer

What’s the plot? The film hasn’t confirmed specifics, but many suspect it draws inspiration from Weisberger’s 2013 sequel novel, Revenge Wears Prada, where Andy is now a successful editor herself, working closely with Emily (yes, Emily Blunt’s Emily), before Miranda re-enters their lives with impeccable timing and icy precision. This time the industry has shifted — digital first, print scrambling to defend its throne — and Priestly is suddenly the one who needs a favor. A plot point, we might add, that mirrors the real-world evolution of publishing… even as beautifully crafted print magazines (ahem) continue to prove their staying power.

The cast is a dream reunion: Streep, Hathaway, Blunt, and Stanley Tucci, with original director David Frankel, producer Wendy Finerman, and screenwriter Aline Brosh McKenna returning to steer the ship. New additions include Kenneth Branagh — playing the next Mr. Priestly — and rumored fashion-world cameos from Lady Gaga to Simone Ashley.

The timing of the release feels delightfully strategic: one week before the Met Gala, fashion’s holiest night. Add to that the fact that filming began the same week Anna Wintour stepped down from Vogue, and the synchronicity is almost too on-the-nose — the kind of storytelling that only the fashion world could deliver.

In other words: gird your loins. Fashion’s most stylish storm is returning, and we’ll be the first seated — with a print magazine in hand, naturally.

The Devil Wears Prada 2 arrives in cinemas on 1 May 2026.