Director: David Frankel
Cast: Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, Stanley Tucci, Kenneth Branagh
The Devil Wears Prada 2 is a 2026 American comedy-drama film directed by David Frankel, reuniting the cast of the beloved 2006 original for a sequel set two decades later, as the fashion world collides with the brutal realities of a dying print media industry and one icon's reckoning with legacy.
What is The Devil Wears Prada 2 about?
Miranda Priestly, the imperious editor-in-chief of Runway magazine, faces perhaps her greatest challenge yet: not a difficult assistant, but a former one. Emily Charlton, once Miranda's long-suffering second assistant, has reinvented herself as a formidable media executive. As print advertising revenues collapse across the industry, Miranda and Emily find themselves locked in a high-stakes battle for the same shrinking pool of advertising dollars. With Miranda approaching the twilight of her storied career, the struggle becomes as much about pride and identity as it is about survival — who defines fashion in an era that no longer needs glossy pages?
Cast & crew
Director David Frankel returns to helm the sequel after his acclaimed work on the original. Meryl Streep reprises her iconic role as Miranda Priestly, while Anne Hathaway returns as Andy Sachs and Emily Blunt comes back as Emily Charlton. The ensemble is rounded out by Stanley Tucci, Kenneth Branagh, Justin Theroux, Simone Ashley, and Lucy Liu, making this one of the most star-studded casts of 2026.
Context & significance
For Persian-speaking audiences in the diaspora, The Devil Wears Prada 2 offers more than Hollywood entertainment — it speaks directly to the experience of navigating professional ambition in a culture that was not built for you, and of watching industries transform under economic pressure. The fashion world as depicted here — its hierarchies, its gatekeepers, its ruthless elegance — resonates with Iranians who have built careers far from home in competitive Western industries. The original film became a genuine cultural touchstone for many Iranian women of the millennial generation, and this sequel arrives with the original audio in English.
Where & how to watch
The Devil Wears Prada 2 is available on K-Time in its original English audio. No Persian dubbing or subtitles are included at this time. Stream it on the web, on your TV, or on your phone — no VPN needed, no geo-blocking, cancel anytime.