The Devil Wears Prada 2 trailer arrives, with Miranda back and “Vogue” on cue

The first full-length trailer for The Devil Wears Prada 2 debuted Sunday night, February 1, 2026, rolling out as a major pop-culture moment during awards-season programming and instantly reigniting the franchise’s signature question: what happens when the most feared editor in fashion meets a media world that no longer runs on glossy pages. The preview also leans hard into nostalgia—right down to its needle-drop, which uses Madonna’s “Vogue” to set the tone.

The film is scheduled to open in U.S. theaters on May 1, 2026.

What the trailer shows

The sequel picks up with Miranda Priestly facing a new landscape—one shaped by shrinking print budgets, creator-driven fashion marketing, and luxury money moving faster than editorial control. The trailer suggests that the “power center” has shifted: influence is now distributed, and survival depends on alliances Miranda would once have dismissed.

A few clear beats stand out:

• Miranda is forced into negotiations with the luxury side of the business rather than dictating terms.

• Former assistant Emily appears to have climbed into a position of real leverage.

• Andy returns to the orbit of Runway, with the trailer framing her as both insider and outsider.

• The tone stays sharp and funny, but with a more pointed “industry-in-flux” edge than the original.

The result is less a simple reunion and more a story about who controls taste—and who controls the money behind it.

Returning stars and why their chemistry still matters

The trailer confirms the core cast is back, led by Meryl Streep as Miranda, alongside Anne Hathaway as Andy and Emily Blunt as Emily. Stanley Tucci returns as Nigel, and the preview uses him strategically: his presence signals continuity with the original’s emotional center, not just its punchlines.

This matters because the original film’s endurance isn’t only about quotable insults. It’s about a specific ecosystem of pressure—Miranda’s authority, Emily’s ambition, Andy’s moral whiplash, and Nigel’s mix of warmth and realism. The trailer leans into that same push-pull dynamic, but updates the stakes: the “cost” now isn’t merely personal compromise; it’s whether the institution itself can exist in recognizable form.

The Madonna needle-drop and the fashion-first message

Using “Vogue” isn’t subtle—and it’s not meant to be. The trailer is telling viewers that the sequel understands its own mythology: fashion as theater, taste as status, and culture as something you can package and sell.

At the same time, the song choice hints at a theme the trailer keeps circling: the difference between “viral” and “lasting.” The world Miranda mastered rewarded gatekeepers and curated scarcity. The world she’s walking into rewards speed, visibility, and commercial partnership. “Vogue” plays like a reminder of an era when cultural moments felt monolithic—one soundtrack, one cover, one editor—and suggests the sequel will test whether Miranda can still manufacture that kind of consensus.

What’s new this time: the media shakeup

The trailer’s biggest promise is conflict that feels contemporary rather than recycled. Instead of repeating “Andy learns fashion” as the central arc, it frames the industry as the student. Editorial voice competes with brand dollars; prestige competes with performance metrics; and the idea of a single magazine “making” someone competes with a world where attention is constant and fragmented.

That shift also gives the sequel a clean engine for drama: Miranda doesn’t just need to be feared—she needs to be relevant. And Emily’s rise sets up a power dynamic that can’t be solved with a glare in an elevator. The trailer positions their relationship as strategic, transactional, and potentially combustible.

When it releases and where to watch the trailer

The film is set for May 1, 2026 in U.S. theaters. The trailer is already circulating widely through official studio distribution and major entertainment programming, and it’s expected to remain attached to theatrical releases and digital placements leading into spring.

The near-term watch is whether the studio follows with a second trailer that clarifies Andy’s role: is she returning to Runway, circling it for a story, or stepping in as a rival power in a new media lane. The first preview teases the question but doesn’t fully answer it—and that’s likely intentional, because the franchise’s strongest hook has always been watching talented people decide what they’re willing to become to win.

Sources consulted: The Guardian, People, Entertainment Weekly, WWD