Miranda Priestly is back — and this time, the cerulean stakes are even higher.
After years of whispered rumors, red-carpet nudges, and nostalgic reunions, Disney’s 20th Century Studios has officially confirmed The Devil Wears Prada 2 is not just in development — it’s in production. The news broke with a tantalizing teaser on Instagram: two sharp red stilettos, devil horns included. Consider us smited.
Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, and Stanley Tucci are all returning to the glossy chaos of the Runway universe, along with original director David Frankel and screenwriter Aline Brosh McKenna. (Yes, the gang’s all here — your inner early-2000s self can breathe.)
Joining them this time is Kenneth Branagh, cast as Miranda Priestly’s husband, in what is sure to be a deeply British addition to the high-fashion battlefield. Plot specifics remain tightly hemmed, but the sequel reportedly finds Miranda navigating a publishing world that’s swapped Vogue spreads for TikTok trends. She’s still at Runway — clinging to relevance and ad revenue — and now faces a new rival: Blunt’s Emily Charlton, no longer fetching coffee but now a powerful exec at a luxury conglomerate Miranda needs to survive. The assistant has become the adversary.
Where does Andy Sachs fit in this power struggle? That’s murkier. The first film’s ending saw her shed her Chanel armor for a writing job at a newspaper, rejecting Miranda’s world with a knowing smirk. Maybe she’s back to write the exposé. Maybe she is the exposé.
The timing of the announcement is almost too perfect: Devil author Lauren Weisberger’s original roman à clef was famously inspired by her time working under Anna Wintour. Last week, Wintour announced her exit from Vogue after 37 years. A coincidence? Surely not.
Whatever runway the story takes, Prada 2 marks a rare sequel that feels earned — not just by the collective internet obsession with the original’s iconic wardrobe and one-liners, but by the real-time aging of its characters into the digital era they never asked for. Can Miranda Priestly survive a world run by influencers? Will Emily weaponize her own trauma from Paris? Will Nigel finally get his due?
Expect answers, handbags, and shade when The Devil Wears Prada 2 hits theaters May 1, 2026. That’s all.
