“The Devil Wears Prada” is arguably a cult classic. Released on June 30th, 2006, it grossed over 300 million worldwide, and it earned Meryl Streep a Golden Globe for Best Actress. “The Devil Wears Prada 2” is set to open in theaters on May 1st, 2026, nearly 20 years after the first movie was released. Based on the Lauren Weisberger novel of the same name, the original movie follows naivete Andrea “Andy” Sachs, hired as an assistant at the fashion magazine “Runway”, inspired by Vogue in hopes of becoming a journalist. She quickly sees that there’s more to the industry than meets the eye, as she is forced to acclimate to its standards under her iron-fisted boss, Miranda Priestly. There’s no doubt it was (and still is) a pop culture phenomenon, as its themes of staying true to yourself while still chasing your dreams are still relevant, and it provides an insight into the glamorous world of fashion and toxic work environments. Finally, it’s getting a sequel.
Its impact was even felt by students at DHS. Arissa Hassan Lal, a freshman, remarked that she felt like “it’s more than just a 2000s movie,” and “It’s also really empowering, and I think that this movie is also about reclaiming the humanity that is being equal in the workplace.” Shivani Rajesh Kumar (another freshman) perceived, “It showed what happened behind the scenes of popular magazines.”
The public’s anticipation for the sequel (announced in July 2025) was further built when Anna Wintour–believed to be the inspiration for the head-hunting CEO of Runway, Miranda Priestly–provided her long-awaited input on the first movie on the New Yorker Radio Hour back in September, saying that she “found it highly enjoyable and very funny,” and that “[the cast] were all amazing, and I–in the end I thought it was a fair shot.”
The teaser trailer was released on November 14th, riddled with parallels to the first movie. It’s set to the iconic Madonna track, “Vogue,” and follows Miranda Priestly walking down a hallway into an elevator. In the first movie, Miranda enters an elevator after someone is already inside, but that person quickly exits to make way for her and timidly apologizes. All of Miranda’s employees are clearly afraid of her. They’re constantly interrupted, corrected, and overall looked down upon by her. However, in the trailer, Miranda is seen moving to the side to make way for Andy, saying, “Took you long enough.” This is a big contrast to her displays of superiority to others in the original movie. Andy then dons a pair of Miranda’s iconic sunglasses, and the screen goes dark.
Kaitlin Weiss, a sophomore at DHS, thinks that “it’s an iconic movie that pokes fun at so many real life themes…And I’m excited for the sequel.”