Twenty years after the release of “The Devil Wears Prada,” Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway return to the world of high fashion and workplace politics on May 1.
The sequel, “The Devil Wears Prada 2,” will follow Streep as Runway magazine’s editor-in-chief, Miranda Priestly, dealing with the decline of print journalism and attempting to find her footing in a dying industry. Priestly finds herself facing off against Emily Blunt’s character, her former assistant who is now a high-powered executive for a luxury group with advertising money that Priestly desperately needs.
The original “Devil Wears Prada” followed college graduate Andrea Sachs, played by Hathaway, looking for a journalism job in New York City. Sachs begins working as a junior assistant for Priestly and ends up struggling to balance her professional and personal lives, risking her friendships and relationship with her boyfriend. A critical and commercial hit, the movie grossed $326 million worldwide at the box office.
Streep, Hathaway, Blunt, Stanley Tucci, Tracie Thoms, and Tibor Feldman will reprise their roles in the sequel, with Kenneth Branagh and Patrick Brammall playing Streep and Hathaway’s love interests, respectively. Simone Ashley, Lucy Liu, B.J. Novak, Justin Theroux, Lady Gaga and Pauline Chalamet will be joining as additional cast members. Broadway stars Helen J. Shen and Conrad Ricamora are also set to appear, along with comedian Caleb Hearon. Adrian Grenier, who played Sachs’ boyfriend Nate in the original, will not be returning.
David Frankel, who directed the 2006 film, and Aline Brosh McKenna, who wrote the original screenplay, will return for the sequel along with producer Wendy Finerman. Michael Bederman, Karen Rosenfelt and McKenna will executive produce the film, scheduled to be released by 20th Century Studios on May 1, 2026.
Watch the trailer below.
From Variety US
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