Release Date Announced for ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ – Coming Sooner Than Expected

It looks like the sequel for The Devil Wears Prada is not moving at a glacial pace, as Miranda Priestly would say.

The Devil Wears Prada 2 will hit theaters on May 1, 2026, taking over the release date previously held by Avengers: Doomsday. Doomsday has now been rescheduled to come out later in the same year on Dec. 18, 2026, coinciding with the premiere date of Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Messiah.

This announcement comes as a surprise for many fans eagerly anticipating The Devil Wears Prada 2. Reports first surfaced about the sequel being in early development at Disney in July 2024, with Aline Brosh McKenna set to write the script. McKenna was also the writer behind the adaptation of the original film from Lauren Weisberger’s novel.

The Devil Wears Prada achieved great success at the box office upon its release in 2006. The story follows Andrea “Andy” Sachs (played by Anne Hathaway), who secures her first job in journalism as the executive assistant to Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep), the exacting editor-in-chief of Runway magazine. As Andy navigates her new role with guidance from Miranda’s other assistant Emily Charlton (Emily Blunt) and art director Nigel Kipling (Stanley Tucci), she finds herself getting lost in the alluring yet demanding world of fashion, where meeting Miranda’s demanding expectations becomes her main priority regardless of how unattainable they may seem.

It remains unclear who will be returning for the sequel. However, it looks like the sequel will be heading in a different direction.

Per Puck’s report, Streep and Blunt have been convinced to reprise their roles. At the time, Hathaway was not confirmed to return for the sequel. She may still be willing, however, as she recently signed on to return for Princess Diaries 3.

The sequel will reportedly offer Emily a shot at revenge after she was cast aside by Miranda in the first entry. Puck reports the sequel will show Miranda grappling with the decline of traditional magazine publishing when she’s “forced to go head-to-head with her former assistant, Blunt’s Emily Charlton, now a high-powered executive at a Kering or LVMH-style luxury group, whose advertising dollars Priestly desperately needs.”

Hathaway has previously been skeptical about returning for a sequel. But that didn’t stop her from joining Streep and Blunt on stage at the SAG Awards in 2024 to informally reprise their roles while presenting an award.

Deadline reports original director David Frankel will return for The Devil Wears Prada 2, as will producer Wendy Finerman.