The Devil Wears Prada 2 (2026)

Runway to Nowhere - The Devil Wears Prada 2 review by griggs

The original was a proper treat — sharp, funny, Streep at her most glacially magnificent. Returning to Miranda Priestly’s world felt like a reasonable bet.

It wasn’t. The Devil Wears Prada 2 has the cast, the clothes, and the attitude, but almost none of the bite. The plot barely registers; nothing feels at stake, no one gives you much reason to care, and the laughs are thin enough to see through. Everyone on screen is obviously fabulous — they’ve just been handed almost nothing to play.

The low point came after. We got genuinely excited discussing a sharp, funny scene… before realising it was from a trailer for an entirely different film. That one looked considerably more interesting. Fashion forgives many things, but being outshone by your own ad break isn’t really one of them.

Enjoyable Sequel - The Devil Wears Prada 2 review by GI

The charismatic ensemble cast and the film making sure it keeps to the same beats ensures this a worthy sequel twenty years after the original. It's also a suitable time to have elapsed so that whilst the narrative follows the same paths as the first there is an evolution in the characters subtle enough to make this recognisable yet different. The first film was a joy and whilst this one suffers from the knowledge that you what you're going to get more of the same it's still fun to see the characters again. Anne Hathaway as Andy is now an award winning journalist who gets offered the job of features editor at Runway, a role she cannot resist as she will reunite with the fearsome Miranda (Meryl Streep), who says she doesn't remember her....or does she? It's an early example that the Miranda we love is still alive and kicking. In short Miranda is struggling with the modern world's attitudes and the new young CEO introduces drastic cuts to her budget. Emily Blunt has great lines as the former put upon assistant Emily who is now top dog at Dior. The comedy is subtle and rewarding as the characters weave around each other with Stanley Tucci as the melancholy yet stalwart Nigel, Miranda's faithful No. 2 keeping everyone sweet. Indeed the plot to keep Miranda as she is leads to some tender moments that give the film a feel good vibe. It's an enjoyable sequel with a few cameos including Lady Gaga, Kenneth Branagh in a small role and a few others. There's plenty of throwbacks to the original film for dedicated fans and the only somewhat frustrated part is the lame and underwritten romance Andy begins with a property developer played by Patrick Brammel from TVs Colin From Accounts. Otherwise very watchable.