In 2006’s The Devil Wears Prada, Meryl Streep’s terrifying editor-in-chief dismisses her two devoted assistants—played by Anne Hathaway and Emily Blunt—with a chilly “That’s all.” But in July 2024, Puck reported that more Devil Wears Prada was on the horizon, with a sequel in early development at Disney. Sources also confirmed the news to Deadline, although reps for the studio had no comment at the time. Now it’s official: Disney will release a second Devil Wears Prada film in May 2026, Variety reports. On Monday, June 30, 20th Century Studios confirmed that production on the sequel has commenced.
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Based on Lauren Weisberger’s bestselling book, which fictionalized her time as assistant to Vogue editor in chief Anna Wintour, the first film follows Hathaway’s Andy Sachs as she enters the world of high-fashion publishing. Andy is enthralled by Streep’s powerful Miranda Priestly, but breaks free of her by film’s end. The character does, however, cross paths with her former boss in two follow-up novels by Weisberger.
Upon release, the original film grossed over $326 million worldwide, earned two Oscar nominations, and spawned a stage musical featuring Vanessa Williams as Miranda Priestly that is currently running on London’s West End. As such, it’s no surprise that studios have sought a sequel. But in her most recent Vanity Fair cover story, Hathaway downplayed the idea of a follow-up, mostly because she “prefers her movies to be true escapes from everyday details like texting,” as Julie Miller wrote. “I’m just realizing this as I talk to you,” Hathaway told Miller. “I haven’t turned to my team and said, ‘Only send me movies that predate the personal computer revolution.’”
Here’s everything we know about the upcoming The Devil Wears Prada sequel, including which cast members might be venturing into the expansive Runway fashion closet.
Is The Devil Wears Prada 2 officially happening?
Nearly year after reports of a sequel first surfaced, Disney has confirmed that the movie is officially in the works. As previously reported by Puck, the sequel will center on the challenges facing print media in the 21st century—one of the very reasons Hathaway has expressed reservations about the project.
Here’s what she said about the idea on The View in 2022: “I just think that movie was in a different era. Everything has gone so digital, and that movie centered around the concept of producing a physical thing.” Even so, Hathaway agreed that it’s “tempting to think about Andy and Emily [Blunt’s character] needing to get Miranda her coffee, and she’s somewhere in Europe, and then along the way they pick up Stanley Tucci in Italy.”
Who will be in The Devil Wears Prada sequel?
According to multiple trade publications, including Deadline and The Hollywood Reporter, Streep, Hathaway, Blunt, and Tucci—who played Runway’s ultra-loyal art director Nigel—are all set to reprise their roles for the film. (No word on Adrien Grenier’s Nate and his oh-so-precious grilled cheese sandwiches.) The same goes for the movie’s original director David Frankel, screenwriter Aline Brosh McKenna, and producer Wendy Finerman, per Entertainment Weekly.
Joining the original cast is British actor Kenneth Branagh, who won an original screenplay Oscar for Belfast in 2022, as Miranda Priestly’s husband. Details about his character are sparse, but suffice it to say that this is not the same “Stephen” whom she was married to in the last film. During one memorable makeup-free scene, Miranda tells Andy of her looming separation. “Another divorce. Splashed across Page Six,” she says. “Just imagine what they’re going to write about me. “The Dragon Lady. Career-obsessed. Snow Queen drives away another Mr. Priestly.”
