Just when you thought it was safe to wear polyester, The Devil Wears Prada is back. Nearly two decades after the original film first strutted into theaters, a sequel is headed to theaters, even if Anne Hathaway once completely swore off the possibility.
The follow-up has been a topic of discussion for years now—really, since the original came out in the mid-aughts—and has received varying degrees of excitement from its stars. But in 2024, Hathaway and co-star Stanley Tucci confirmed the official announcement with an Instagram post memorializing some of the original film’s most quotable lines. Later, Hathaway posted a TikTok saying that she was heading to “werk.” Her outfit of choice? A knit sweater in cerulean blue, of course.
Last summer, photographers caught Hathaway during her first day on set. Holding onto what appeared to be a newspaper, she wore a long, ankle-length skirt in light denim, black open-toe sandals, and a white tank top. Coupled with the pinstripe suit set shared to Instagram, it looks like Andy Sachs is leaning into her “Office Siren” side. (And Just Like That... designer Molly Rogers—who also worked under Patricia Field on the first film—will be behind the film’s costumes.)
Here, everything to know about The Devil Wears Prada 2:
What is The Devil Wears Prada 2 about?
It’s an understatement to say a lot has changed in the magazine industry since 2006—the days of expense accounts and black cars are long gone. The Devil Wears Prada 2 will certainly lean into that difference and is reportedly set in the cutthroat world of modern digital media, with a wiser (and older) Miranda Priestly at the tail end of her career.
According to Variety, the sequel “follows Priestly as she navigates her career amid the decline of traditional magazine publishing and as she faces off against Blunt’s character, now a high-powered executive for a luxury group with advertising dollars that Priestly desperately needs.”
This would seemingly diverge from Revenge Wears Prada: The Devil Returns, Lauren Weisberger’s sequel to the original novel. That story centers on Andy Sachs's wedding, now the EIC of a bridal magazine.
Given that Anna Wintour, whom Priestly has always been rumored to be based on, just stepped down from her role as Editor in Chief of American Vogue after 37 years (though not from Vogue entirely), the timing of the film couldn’t be better.
Is there a Devil Wears Prada 2 trailer?
The first official trailer for the film dropped on February 1 and features Andy returning to visit Miranda and Nigel at the Runway offices, where Miranda appears not to recognize (or at least to acknowledge) her former assistant. Watch below:
The first DWP2 teaser was released on November 12. While not an official trailer with many hints at the plot, it still gave fans a glimpse of Andy and Miranda 2.0. It starts with a view of Miranda’s heels (Valentino, surprisingly) as she struts her way through the Runway office to an elevator. Once inside, she’s greeted by her former employee. “Miranda,” Andy says to the frosty fashionista. “Took you long enough,” she replies.
Aptly soundtracked to Madonna’s “Vogue,” the short teaser also features short looks at scenery from the film, including a photoshoot fitting and the cameo-filled Met Gala moment.
Are Anne Hathaway and Meryl Streep returning?
Yes. Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, and Stanley Tucci will all reprise their roles.
Streep has been having fun with the news, sharing clips of Miranda Priestly’s most withering moments on Instagram:
Will Adrian Grenier return as Nate?
No, Grenier will not be returning as Andy’s college boyfriend, sous-chef Nate Cooper, Entertainment Weekly confirmed. Even though the original film ends with Hathaway’s Andy choosing her personal life over work as she chucks her work phone into a fountain in Paris (and then has breakfast with Nate, who says he’ll be pursuing his dream of becoming a chef in Boston), it’s still hard to imagine she and Nate would have stayed together forever.
And though Nate was originally received as a victim of Andy’s ambition, that reading of the film hasn’t aged well, and both fans and Grenier himself have since agreed that Nate, with his insecure neediness, was the actual villain of the film.
In a previous interview with EW, Grenier said, “When that whole thing [about Nate being the ‘real villain’ of the film] first came out, I couldn’t get my head around it. I didn’t understand it. Perhaps it was because I wasn’t mature as a man, just as Nate probably could’ve used a little growing up. I was just as immature as him at the time, so I couldn’t see his shortcomings, but, after taking time to reflect and much deliberation online, I can realize the truth in that perspective.”
Who else is in The Devil Wears Prada 2 cast?
On July 8, Deadline announced that Bridgerton fan-favorite Simone Ashley would be joining the cast in an as-yet undisclosed role.
A slew of other cast members were confirmed, including Lucy Liu, Justin Theroux, B.J. Novak, and Pauline Chalamet. Broadway stars Helen J. Shen (“Maybe Happy Ending”), Conrad Ricamora (“Oh, Mary!”), and comedian Caleb Hearon will also join the call sheet.
Two other characters will be returning, too: Tracie Thoms will reprise her role as Andy’s best friend, Lily, and Tibor Feldman, who played the chairman of Runway’s parent company, will also be back.
When will The Devil Wears Prada 2 be released?
The Devil Wears Prada 2 hits theaters May 1, 2026.
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