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title: "The Devil Wears Prada 2"
year: 2026
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tmdb_id: 1314481
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fi1m_score: 64
critics_score: 67
critics_reviews: 9
published: "2026-09-09"
updated: "2026-09-18T08:37:43.482567+00:00"
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# The Devil Wears Prada 2 (2026)

Directed by David Frankel · 1h 59m · MPA PG-13 · Comedy, Drama

## Identity

The Devil Wears Prada 2

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/film/the-devil-wears-prada-2
- **Type:** Film
- **Fi1m ID:** the-devil-wears-prada-2
- **IMDb ID:** tt33612209
- **TMDB ID:** 1314481
- **Wikidata ID:** Q134611972
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33612209/, https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/1314481, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q134611972

**Fi1m score: 64** · Critics 67 from 9 reviews

*In a sentence:* Print journalism is dying, and it has never been better dressed

> Twenty years on, the old team is back, dressed better than ever and given rather less to do. It is amiable, well acted and easy company for two hours, and it says nothing about the death of magazines that a magazine has not already said.

## Synopsis

Twenty years on from her stint fetching coffee for Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep), Andy Sachs (Anne Hathaway) is drawn back into the orbit of the editor who nearly broke her, at a moment when print magazines are dying, artificial intelligence is circling what is left of the trade and an online scandal is never more than a post away. Emily Blunt returns as Emily Charlton and Stanley Tucci as Nigel, with Kenneth Branagh, Justin Theroux, Lucy Liu and Simone Ashley among the new faces. David Frankel directs from a script by Aline Brosh McKenna, both back from the 2006 film. It runs 119 minutes and carries a 12A.

## Review

Twenty years after *The Devil Wears Prada*, David Frankel and the writer Aline Brosh McKenna have got the band back together. Anne Hathaway’s Andy Sachs, once the assistant who fetched the coffee, is back in the orbit of Meryl Streep’s Miranda Priestly, and the two square off again at a time when print magazines are dying, artificial intelligence is circling what is left, and a scandal is only ever one post away. The tagline says icons reign forever. The film is decent company, well acted, well dressed and a little frightened of upsetting anyone, and it is about as pointed as that tagline.

The cast is the reason to go, and the cast knows it. Streep plays Miranda as before, barely moving, saying less than anyone at the table and being heard by all of them, and she can still make a pause in a meeting feel like a sacking. Emily Blunt’s Emily Charlton gets the sharpest lines and delivers them as if each one has been rationed. Stanley Tucci’s Nigel returns as Andy’s ally and quietly walks off with every scene he is in. Hathaway holds the middle, which is the thankless job, and does it with the same open-faced decency that made Andy worth following the first time.

We laughed, properly and more than once, mostly at Blunt and Tucci and mostly in the first hour. Then, somewhere past the midpoint, we noticed we were waiting for the next line rather than caring what happened, and that nobody on screen seemed in any danger of losing anything they minded about. The first film ran on a real question: what Andy would give up to be good at a job she despised. This one does not ask her for much.

McKenna’s script has the right subject and the wrong method. The money leaving magazines, the machines that write copy, the sponsors who now have a say in what gets published: all of it is here, and nearly all of it arrives as someone explaining it across a desk. Andy is told what is at stake, we are told with her, and then the film cuts to a frock. A film about luxury that has plainly been paid for by luxury has a problem, and this one never solves it; the satire stops exactly where the sponsors would start to mind.

Florian Ballhaus, who shot the original, lights this one bright and clean, so that every room looks like a shop window and every face looks rested. Jess Gonchor’s production design keeps the magazine’s world expensive and a little too quiet, so the decline is visible in the rooms before anyone states it. Molly Rogers’s costumes are the best writing in the film: who has money, who is pretending and who has stopped caring is clear from the clothes long before the dialogue gets round to it. Theodore Shapiro’s score is brisk and cheerful and never once suggests anything might go wrong. Andrew Marcus cuts it to 119 minutes and keeps it moving, which is a kindness, since the story has perhaps ninety in it.

The newcomers are short-changed. Kenneth Branagh, Justin Theroux, Lucy Liu and Simone Ashley all arrive with a name and a purpose and are given rather less to do than their billing suggests. Miranda herself, the one character who ought to be unbreakable, is pushed by the plot into corners the first film would never have let her near, and Streep plays each of them with such conviction that you only notice afterwards how little sense they made. The final stretch softens into sentiment we will not describe.

The 2006 film was a comedy with a cruel streak, and the cruelty was the point: it knew what this world costs. The sequel likes everyone too much to send the bill. Go with someone who loved the first one, and go for the cast. Do not go expecting to learn anything about the state of magazines that you could not learn from the state of magazines.

*Fi1m score 64, published 9 September 2026.*

## What the critics say

Most critics find the sequel a pleasant evening rather than a necessary one, and the reviews cluster closely around that view. The praise goes almost entirely to the returning cast: Streep, Hathaway, Blunt and Tucci are picked out again and again, with several reviews noting how easily the four fall back into step, and the costumes get their due.

The reservations are about the script. Critics agree it updates the story to a media world of collapsing print and online scandal, but most think it does so timidly, leaning on callbacks to the original, softening into sentiment at the close and never generating much friction between Andy and Miranda. The Ringer goes further and argues the satire is undone by the film’s own sponsorship deals. The spread is narrow, with one clear dissent: Deadline finds the story too flimsy to engage with either fashion or romance, though even there Tucci is singled out for stealing his scenes.

## Straight answers

**Is The Devil Wears Prada 2 worth watching?**

*The Devil Wears Prada 2* is worth watching for anyone who loved the first film and wants two amiable hours with its cast, and we scored it 64. Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci are the reason to go, and the first hour has real laughs. Do not expect it to say anything sharp about the death of magazines; it is too fond of everyone to send the bill.

**How long is The Devil Wears Prada 2, and what is it rated?**

*The Devil Wears Prada 2* runs 1h 59m and is rated PG-13 by the MPA in the US. It is a comedy and drama film.

**Where can I watch The Devil Wears Prada 2 in the US?**

*The Devil Wears Prada 2* is streaming on Hulu and Disney+ in the US, and it is also available to rent from Amazon Prime Video from $5.99. Availability is checked daily; the links above go straight to each service.

**How violent or frightening is The Devil Wears Prada 2, and is it suitable for children?**

*The Devil Wears Prada 2* carries a 12A and contains nothing violent or frightening: it is a comedy about magazine offices, careers and fashion, with an online scandal as its nearest thing to peril. Younger children will find little to alarm them and less to hold their attention. Teenagers and adults who enjoyed the original are its natural audience.

**How does The Devil Wears Prada 2 compare to Broadcast News?**

*The Devil Wears Prada 2* and [*Broadcast News*](https://film.one/film/broadcast-news) are both comedies about journalism in decline, and *Broadcast News* is the better and sharper film. James L. Brooks lets his characters risk and lose things they care about, so the comedy stings; the Prada sequel puts nobody in real danger and stops its satire where the sponsors would mind. Choose the sequel for the cast and the clothes, Brooks's film for the hurt.

**What should I watch after The Devil Wears Prada 2?**

After *The Devil Wears Prada 2*, try [*The Devil Wears Prada*](https://film.one/film/the-devil-wears-prada) (2006, Fi1m 70): The original, with the edge this one has sanded off; Streep’s pause still frightens. Then [*Broadcast News*](https://film.one/film/broadcast-news) (1987, Fi1m 84): Journalism in decline, played as comedy, and it actually hurts when it should; and [*Phantom Thread*](https://film.one/film/phantom-thread) (2017, Fi1m 87): Clothes as power, a monster at the top of the house, no jokes at all.

### Reviews we read (11)

- **Empire**, Beth Webb (75/100, inferred): The sequel updates the story for today's journalism landscape with returning director David Frankel and gives the core cast fresh material to work with. Streep and company remain magnetic, though the drama lacks sufficient friction or stakes. [Read](https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/the-devil-wears-prada-2/)
- **The Guardian**, Peter Bradshaw (75/100, inferred): The critic finds the sequel a sprightly, amiable and good-natured entertainment that reunites the original team and recycles the plot with style while updating the fashion and media world. They single out the pleasure of seeing the old cast back and the buoyant tone as the main strengths. [Read](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/apr/29/the-devil-wears-prada-2-review-meryl-streep)
- **The Hollywood Reporter**, David Rooney (70/100, inferred): The critic finds the sequel delivers the expected glamour, bitchy one-liners, and strong turns from Streep, Hathaway, Blunt and Tucci, while updating the story with media-industry satire. It ultimately settles into cozy sentimentality and sends mixed signals about luxury and wealth. [Read](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/the-devil-wears-prada-2-review-meryl-streep-anne-hathaway-1236579649/)
- **Sight and Sound** (60/100, inferred): The sequel is a bold but uneven mix of nostalgic callbacks and meditations on the decline of print media amid AI threats and online scandals. Strong performances from Streep, Hathaway and Blunt stand out, but excessive references to the original and an inability to balance its themes with a feel-good ending limit its impact. [Read](https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/reviews/devil-wears-prada-2-glossy-nostalgia-trip)
- **The New York Times**, Manohla Dargis: The sequel is a sleek diversion with brittle and sharp laughs, truckloads of couture threads and lashings of light drama. It turns on a series of crises that set the stage for a larger, existential catastrophe while Andy and Miranda square off again. [Read](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/movies/the-devil-wears-prada-2-review.html)
- **Collider**, Taylor Gates (8/10): The sequel succeeds as a legacy entry by updating the story for contemporary media and fashion industry challenges while delivering enjoyable nostalgia. The returning cast, particularly Streep, Hathaway, and Blunt, along with strong new additions, elevates the film. [Read](https://collider.com/the-devil-wears-prada-2-review-anne-hathaway-meryl-streep-emily-blunt/)
- **NME**, Nick Levine (4/5): The critic calls it a smart and satisfying sequel that feels like a sleek update rather than a cheap knock-off, praising the returning cast's chemistry and the witty, pertinent take on the decline of print media. Minor complaints include a perfunctory romantic subplot and a slightly too-sentimental ending. [Read](https://www.nme.com/reviews/film-reviews/the-devil-wears-prada-2-review-anne-hathaway-meryl-streep-3943046)
- **Consequence** (C+): The film is more successful at fan-service callbacks than meaningfully grappling with today's media industry woes, resulting in an inessential but watchable sequel. Streep remains brilliant as Miranda, though the story weakens her character in overly contrived ways. [Read](https://consequence.net/2026/04/devil-wears-prada-2-review-meryl-streep/)
- **The Ringer**, Adam Nayman (60/100, inferred): The sequel attempts satire on corporate and media decline but ultimately succumbs to its own brand-activation and sponsorship elements. Strong ensemble performances and witty moments provide smooth entertainment despite the mixed execution. [Read](https://www.theringer.com/2026/05/01/movies/the-devil-wears-prada-2-review-anne-hathaway-meryl-streep-miranda-priestly-sequel)
- **Deadline**, Damon Wise (35/100, inferred): The critic finds the sequel underwhelming with a flimsy story that fails to engage deeply with the fashion world or deliver meaningful romance, though the main cast performs capably in their roles. Tucci stands out by stealing scenes as a helpful ally to Hathaway's character. [Read](https://deadline.com/2026/04/the-devil-wears-prada-2-review-meryl-streep-anne-hathaway-1236874527/)
- **/Film**, BJ Colangelo (6 out of 10): The critic calls it a chic, charming sequel but nothing groundbreaking. The performances and costume design are praised, while the script's reliance on telling rather than showing and its sense of being an expensive knock-off are noted as drawbacks. [Read](https://www.slashfilm.com/2160133/the-devil-wears-prada-2-movie-review/)

## Details

- **Director:** David Frankel
- **Director:** David Frankel
- **Writer:** Aline Brosh McKenna
- **Cinematography:** Florian Ballhaus
- **Editor:** Andrew Marcus
- **Music:** Theodore Shapiro
- **Production design:** Jess Gonchor
- **Costume design:** Molly Rogers
- **Producer:** Wendy Finerman
- **Cast:** Anne Hathaway as Andy Sachs; Meryl Streep as Miranda Priestly; Emily Blunt as Emily Charlton; Stanley Tucci as Nigel; Kenneth Branagh as Stuart; Justin Theroux as Benji; Lucy Liu as Sasha; Tracie Thoms as Lily
- **Runtime:** 1h 59m
- **Certificate (MPA):** PG-13
- **Release (the US):** 1 May 2026
- **Genres:** Comedy, Drama
- **Budget:** $100 million
- **Box office:** $691 million
- **Trailer:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMd1at7OwiE

## Where to watch in the US

- Hulu: streaming, uhd
- Disney+: streaming, uhd
- Amazon Prime Video: rent $5.99, uhd
- Amazon Prime Video: buy $19.99, uhd

*Checked 2026-09-10.*

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## If you liked this

- *The Devil Wears Prada* (2006), Fi1m 70: The original, with the edge this one has sanded off; Streep’s pause still frightens. — [Fi1m page](https://film.one/film/the-devil-wears-prada.md)
- *The September Issue* (2009): The real Vogue, the real deadlines, and an editor who does not need a script.
- *Broadcast News* (1987), Fi1m 84: Journalism in decline, played as comedy, and it actually hurts when it should. — [Fi1m page](https://film.one/film/broadcast-news.md)
- *Funny Face* (1957): Fashion magazine, reluctant recruit, Paris; the frocks do the arguing here too.
- *Phantom Thread* (2017), Fi1m 87: Clothes as power, a monster at the top of the house, no jokes at all. — [Fi1m page](https://film.one/film/phantom-thread.md)

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