“The Devil Wears Prada 2” (2026) is the sequel that no one asked for.
The sequel to the original 2006 film follows Andrea Sachs — with Anne Hathaway reprising her role from the original — as she makes her return at the fashion company and publication Runway after losing her job in investigative journalism. She returns to redeem her old, evil boss Miranda Priestly, played by the magnificent Meryl Streep, who is in the middle of a scandal after promoting a clothing brand that uses sweatshops. The unlikely duo reunites once more to redeem Miranda’s image and save the company.
In the end, it’s just a two-hour extension of the first film. Nothing new is done here, and I believe it’s bordering on insulting to the original film.
“The Devil Wears Prada” is a nostalgic classic that is near and dear to many hearts, but its sequel just feels greedy. I think the creators knew exactly how iconic the first film was and took advantage of that. The film is full of poorly written and forced call-backs to the first film — mentions of cerulean blue, going upstairs in Miranda’s house, Nigel giving Andrea a makeover and a nauseating amount more.
My favorite scene in the first film is the montage of Andrea walking through the city in different outfits. The montage has clever transitions, good music and is short and sweet. The sequel tries to recreate this moment and fails miserably; in fact, most of the first hour of the film is fade-in montages that are weird and don’t really make sense.
I may, however, be biased because I always have a general dislike for sequels. To me, they’ve always felt like cash grabs in the space that a new story could’ve occupied. Instead of making a sequel to “The Devil Wears Prada,” they could’ve just put the first one back into theaters. Why add to something that’s already so widely appreciated?
All of that being said, it wasn’t a bad movie. It feels a lot like if the first “The Devil Wears Prada” was made in 2026 and just not as good. It was a super “meh” movie that I wouldn’t recommend seeing in theaters unless, for some reason, you’re a die-hard “The Devil Wears Prada” fan. I rated this film two out of five stars and would recommend it to anyone who loves their mean boss or reheating nachos.
