The Devil Wears Prada 2: Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway revisit a world that has grown up with us

Two decades after The Devil Wears Prada first hit screens, the sequel brings back Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, and Stanley Tucci, with Justin Theroux and Kenneth Branagh joining the cast.

Filmed largely across Manhattan and Milan—with additional portions shot in Newark—the film premiered on April 20 in New York. I managed to catch an early screening on April 30, 2026, in Mumbai, and it felt like stepping back into something familiar, yet completely evolved.

Andy Sachs returns to Runway, now navigating a media landscape that looks nothing like it once did. Miranda Priestly is still at the helm, but the stakes have shifted. The magazine is no longer just about fashion—it’s about survival. With print struggling and advertising revenues collapsing, Runway is forced to confront its fading relevance in a digital-first world.

In a twist that feels both ironic and inevitable, Miranda turns to her former assistant, Emily Charlton—now a powerful luxury group executive—for financial backing.

The film opens with fresh, sharp humour that instantly pulls you in. But beneath the gloss, it quietly asks a question that lingers: what does it mean to chase a dream like journalism today? In a world driven by clicks, numbers, and algorithms, where does storytelling stand?

When Nigel says, "We stopped being a magazine years ago," it hits harder than expected. That one line defines the emotional core of the sequel—it’s not just about fashion evolving, it’s about identity shifting.

What really works is how grounded everything feels despite the glamour. The cast carries the film effortlessly. Meryl Streep as Miranda is, unsurprisingly, magnetic—controlled, graceful, and quietly intimidating. Anne Hathaway brings a more layered, mature Andy this time, and her growth feels earned rather than forced. Emily Blunt slips back into her role with ease, adding both bite and depth.

That said, the film does lean into nostalgia a little too comfortably at times. There are moments where it plays it safe, relying on callbacks rather than pushing the story forward in a more daring way. But even then, it never feels completely hollow—there’s still an honesty in how it acknowledges change.

In the end, The Devil Wears Prada 2 doesn’t try to recreate what once was. Instead, it accepts that the world—and the people in it—have moved on. And maybe that’s exactly what makes it work.

Because in a world that’s constantly changing, the real question isn’t what survives—it’s what still matters.

I personally really enjoyed this movie