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Ilana Frost
‘Scuse me while I go gird my loins: A sequel for The Devil Wears Prada is currently in production and the cast boasts a dangerous amount of star power! It’s been almost two decades since the release of the original film, so yeah, it’s about damn time for the second installment. As I sincerely hope we all know, the 2006 comedy stars the legendary Anne Hathaway as Andy Sachs, an aspiring journalist who takes a nightmare job as an assistant to Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep), the editor in chief of a high fashion magazine, Runway. David Frankel, who directed the original film, and Aline Brosh McKenna, who wrote the original screenplay, are back for the Disney’s 20th Century Studios-backed sequel.
A better film has yet to be made, so personally, I fully support just doing this one again. We’re all desperate to know every detail about the upcoming part two, which is why I did a deep dive. Here’s everything to know about The Devil Wears Prada sequel including the release date, plot, and cast. Everyone remain calm… this is a cast for the history books, and that’s not an exaggeration. I’m truly unwell.
We still have a while to wait, I fear. In May, Variety confirmed that The Devil Wears Prada 2 will hit theaters on May 1, 2026. The quote the original, “By all means, move at a glacial pace. You know how that thrills me…”
Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, and Stanley Tucci are all returning for the sequel. (I would be boycotting otherwise, frankly.) And there are some incredibly exciting new cast members, too.
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Prepare yourself: Pauline Chalamet (Sex Lives of College Girls), Lucy Liu (Elementary), Justin Theroux (The Leftovers), BJ Novak (The Office), Broadway stars Helen J. Shen (Maybe Happy Ending) and Conrad Ricamora (Oh, Mary!), Caleb Hearon (Overcompensating), and — drumroll please — Simone Ashley (Bridgerton) are all joining The Devil Wears Prada 2! @Execs, please give Simone all the screen time. Thank you.
Okay, the obvious guess would just be the plot of Lauren Weisberger’s second book, Revenge Wears Prada: The Devil Returns, which is about Andy and Emily running a bridal magazine. However, the media industry has totally transformed since Lauren wrote that in 2014, so it’s a no-go now.
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Instead, the plot of The Devil Wears Prada sequel will focus on Miranda Priestly and Emily Charlton dealing with the current, somewhat depressing media landscape. According to Variety, “The storyline reportedly follows Priestly as she navigates her career amid the decline of traditional magazine publishing and faces off against Blunt’s character, now a high-powered executive for a luxury group with advertising dollars that Priestly desperately needs.”