Miranda Priestly is back. Nearly two decades after one of the most beloved and culturally defining films of its generation first arrived in theaters, The Devil Wears Prada 2 is officially on its way, and it is bringing everyone with it. Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, and Stanley Tucci are all returning to the sleek offices of Runway Magazine and the impossibly glamorous streets of New York City when the sequel opens exclusively in theaters on May 1, 2026.
The teaser trailer is out now, and the internet has already lost its mind.
The reunion nobody thought would actually happen
For years, fans of the original film treated the idea of a sequel the way fashion insiders treat last season’s trends — with longing but little real expectation. The 2006 film had felt so complete, so perfectly contained, that revisiting it seemed both irresistible and impossible. And yet here we are. Director David Frankel and writer Aline Brosh McKenna, the creative team behind the original, are both back, which means this is not a cash-grab reimagining handed to unfamiliar hands. It is a genuine continuation by the people who built the world in the first place.
Meryl Streep returns as the imperious, terrifying, and somehow magnetic Miranda Priestly. Anne Hathaway steps back into the shoes of Andy Sachs. Emily Blunt reprises the role of Emily that launched her into the Hollywood stratosphere. And Stanley Tucci is back as Nigel, the kind of character whose presence alone signals that a film has its priorities exactly right. Tracie Thoms and Tibor Feldman also return, reprising their roles as Lily and Irv from the first film, adding another layer of continuity for fans who have rewatched the original more times than they would care to admit.
A new runway of characters joins the world
The sequel does not simply rely on the warmth of reunion. It arrives with an entirely new cast of characters woven into the fabric of Runway Magazine’s world, and the names attached are as impressive as anything the original film assembled. Kenneth Branagh, Lucy Liu, Justin Theroux, Simone Ashley, Pauline Chalamet, B.J. Novak, Patrick Brammall, Caleb Hearon, Helen J. Shen, and Conrad Ricamora all join the ensemble, bringing a combination of dramatic weight, comedic instinct, and sheer star power that suggests this sequel has genuine ambitions beyond simply trading on nostalgia.
The presence of Simone Ashley and Pauline Chalamet in particular signals that the film is thinking carefully about passing the baton introducing characters who can carry the world of Runway forward while honoring everything that made the original so enduringly beloved.
Why this film arrives at exactly the right moment
The original Devil Wears Prada landed in 2006 and promptly embedded itself into the cultural conversation in a way that almost no film of its kind manages to do. It was funny and sharp and glamorous, but it was also genuinely moving in ways that snuck up on audiences who came expecting a fashion comedy and left having thought seriously about ambition, identity, and the cost of becoming the person you always wanted to be.
Nearly 20 years later, those questions feel just as alive and urgent as they ever did — perhaps more so, in a world where the boundaries between professional ambition and personal sacrifice have never been more visible or more debated. A sequel that brings the original creative team back to revisit those themes with the same characters, two decades older and presumably wiser, has the potential to do something genuinely interesting rather than simply familiar.
When and where to see it
The Devil Wears Prada 2 opens exclusively in theaters on May 1, 2026. The film is produced by Wendy Finerman and executive produced by Michael Bederman, Karen Rosenfelt, and Aline Brosh McKenna. The teaser trailer is available to watch now.
Priestly is waiting. And this time, that is entirely good news.
Source: 20th Century Studios / Film Press Materials
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