The Devil Wears Prada 2: Everything we know so far

In 2006, the world was gifted one of the most quotable and magnificent films of the 21st Century.

No, no. That wasn't a question.

The Devil Wears Prada, based on a novel by Lauren Weisberger, starred Meryl Streep as a demon fashion magazine editor who made ridiculous demands on her long-suffering assistants, played by Emily Blunt and Anne Hathaway.

The movie managed to both celebrate and send up the fashion industry at the same time. It has developed a cult following over the years and was recently adapted as a stage musical.

The film studios may have been moving at a glacial pace for the last two decades (you know how that thrills us), but now, we're finally getting a sequel. Here's everything we know so far.

Miranda Priestly, along with her anti-bacterial wipes and excellent taste in cerulean sweaters, will once again be portrayed by Hollywood royalty Meryl Streep. It will be the actress's first film since 2021's Don't Look Up.

Anne Hathaway will reprise her role as Andrea "Andy" Sachs, provided there isn't some kind of hideous skirt convention she has to go to.

Her fellow assistant Emily, played by Emily Blunt, will also return, having hopefully given up her diet where she doesn't eat anything, unless she feels like she's going to faint, and then she eats a cube of cheese.

Miranda's right-hand man Nigel, played by Stanley Tucci, who must surely be due a promotion after his whole life went up in smoke, will be back as well.

New cast members include British actor Kenneth Branagh, who will reportedly play Miranda's husband. We hope he knows how to spell Gabbana.

But one person who won't be back is Andrea's boyfriend Nate, played by Entourage star Adrian Grenier.

He and the couple's group of friends were perceived as the villains of the first film as the movie was gradually reappraised over the years, and viewers have increasingly criticised Andy's support network for not, well, supporting her and her career.

Weisberger did write a sequel to her original novel, 2013's Revenge Wears Prada, but it's not clear how closely the second film will resemble it.

In the second book, Andy had recently turned 30, was about to get married and was now a successful magazine editor in her own right, working closely with her former Runway survivor Emily - before Miranda re-enters her life.

The book is rumoured to be the basis of the film sequel, but according to Hollywood trade publication Variety, there will some new story elements too.

Viewers will reportedly join Miranda as she navigates the decline of traditional magazine publishing. It's understood she will be forced to court her one-time assistant Emily, who is now a high-powered executive for a luxury brand, for advertising revenue.

In real life, Weisberger briefly worked at Vogue as an assistant to Dame Anna Wintour, who coincidentally announced last week she was stepping down as the magazine's editor-in-chief after 37 years.

It's not just the stars who are returning for The Devil Wears Prada 2 - the core creative team are back too.

David Frankel will return to direct, having helmed Marley & Me, Hope Springs and Collateral Beauty in the interim. The original film's producer, Wendy Finerman, is also coming back.

And Aline Brosh McKenna will once again write the screenplay. Since 2006, she has also written Cruella, Morning Glory, 27 Dresses and I Don't Know How She Does It.

It's clear the stars and creative team have fond memories of the film, and Streep, Hathaway and Blunt reunited at the SAG Awards last year for a short sketch as their beloved characters.

The actors have often been asked what their characters might be up to today. In 2022, Hathaway mused: "I think [Andrea] is writing for a wonderful French women's magazine. I think she's a staff writer and she speaks French fluently. I don't think she's married, but she might have a child or two. I think she's pretty fab."

Gird your loins, The Devil Wears Prada 2 is due to be released in cinemas on Friday 1 May 2026.

With impeccable timing, that is the weekend before fashion's biggest night, the Met Gala, which always takes place on the first Monday in May.

The teaser for the film gives nothing away - the famous red stiletto heel from the first film's promotional poster is appropriately joined by a second, identical shoe.

The stylish visual is accompanied only by the words: "Now in production." A full trailer should follow in due course.

A sequel? For Spring? Goundbreaking.