The Devil Wears Prada 2 comes home as a sequel that survives almost entirely on its cast

Twenty years ago, Andy Sachs threw her phone into a Paris fountain and walked out of Runway. The joke of The Devil Wears Prada 2 is that Runway is the one drowning now. Print is collapsing, the money has moved elsewhere, and Miranda Priestly, still played by Meryl Streep like she was born in that chair, needs help. Some of it comes from Andy. Some of it comes from Emily, who used to fetch the coffee and now runs a luxury house with the kind of budget that could keep a dying magazine breathing.

That premise is the film's smartest instinct, and for long stretches it carries the whole thing. The movie opened May 1, took $233.6 million worldwide on its first weekend, and closed its theatrical run at $677 million. It is now available to buy and rent at home, and it reaches Disney+ and Hulu on July 29. If you waited it out, the short version is that it works far more often than a legacy sequel like this usually does.

What holds it up

Streep and Anne Hathaway still play off each other beautifully, and neither is coasting. The pleasure is watching two actors who know exactly what the audience wants from them and hand it over without smirking at the material. Emily Blunt walks off with most of her scenes as a harder, richer Emily. Stanley Tucci's Nigel is again the warmest person in any room, and the film is smart enough to lean on him.

The bigger win is the subject. A first film about a young woman surviving a monster boss becomes a second film about that boss surviving an industry that stopped needing her. Miranda's power always came from controlling what people wanted. The sequel drops her into a world where nobody agrees on what they want anymore, and Streep plays the fear under the armor without ever letting the armor drop. When the movie stays on that, it is genuinely good.

Where it slips

It is, in the end, a sequel nobody was demanding, and you can feel it reaching for a reason to exist in the back half. The plotting gets thin once the setup is spent, and a few of the reunions arrive because the movie owes them to you, not because the story asked for them. The Lady Gaga and Doechii song "Runway" is a fun swing that plays more like a marketing meeting than a scene. And the finish ties itself off a little too cleanly for a film about a business that will not get a clean ending in real life.

None of that sinks it. Critics landed it as certified fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, up in the high 70s, and audiences graded it higher, into the high 80s. Both numbers feel about right.

The verdict

If you loved the first one, you already know you are going to watch this, and you will have a good time doing it. If you thought the original was overrated, the sequel will not turn you around, and it is not trying to. Its whole job is to get Streep, Hathaway, Blunt, and Tucci back in one room, put great clothes on them, and let them work. On that assignment it delivers.

BCN Score: 76 out of 100. A well-made, well-dressed reunion that runs on its cast and knows it. Worth the rental now, and an easy watch once it hits Disney+ and Hulu on July 29.

Where to watch

Available now to buy and rent on digital platforms, including Prime Video, Apple TV, and Fandango at Home. Streaming on Disney+ and Hulu starting July 29, 2026. Runtime is 1 hour 59 minutes. Rated PG-13. Directed by David Frankel, written by Aline Brosh McKenna.