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In 'The Devil Wears Prada 2,' it's no longer chic to have a terrifying boss
In 'The Devil Wears Prada 2,' it's no longer chic to have a terrifying boss Analysis by Callie Ahlgrim You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Meryl Streep as Miranda Priestly in "The Devil Wears Prada 2." Macall Polay/20th Century Studios 2026-05-01T10:04:01.299Z "The Devil Wears Prada 2" explores changes in workplace culture since the original 2006 film. Meryl Streep's Miranda Priestly is vicious and undeniably glamorous, but those qualities now make her seem out of touch. Warning: Spoilers ahead for "The Devil Wears Prada 2." For the last two decades, the name Miranda Priestly has brought to mind a set of iconic images: a frosty white bob, a withering stare to rival Medusa's, and, of course, a pile of designer coats and purses brusquely dumped atop her assistant's desk. Back in 2006, "The Devil Wears Prada" used those images to introduce Meryl Streep's Miranda as a paragon of couture, competence, and a kind of hierarchical viciousness that would feel more appropriate in a medieval throne room than a boardroom. But in the long-awaited sequel, out Friday, one of Miranda's fiercest weapons has been dulled: her tyranny."The Devil Wears Prada 2" largely plays this change for humor. Miranda's former assistant, Andy Sachs (Anne Hathaway) who's returned to the fictional Runway magazine as a serious journalist, learns that an HR complaint is the reason Miranda must now wrestle her own coats into the office closet — a quotidian task that Streep completes with a flair for physical comedy. Miranda's struggles to adjust to the culture shift in the workplace make for some of the film's funniest moments, like when a Freudian slip leads her to describe size diversity on the runway as "body-negative," to her assistant's chagrin.It's a marked change from the Miranda who presided over Runway 20 years ago. Though the original film contains glimpses of the pressure Miranda faced as a woman in charge — especially in the memorably tender scene after her husband asks for a divorce — for the most part, her demanding and aloof nature translated onscreen in 2006 as the inevitable price of being glamorous and chic. Miranda Priestly wasn't one of the people by design. In the words of her right-hand man, Nigel (Stanley Tucci), "Her opinion is the only one that matters."A lot has changed in the ensuing decades. Although Miranda is still aloof and intimidating in 2026, those qualities no longer signal power in the work...
The Devil Wears Prada 2 Review: A Chic, Charming Sequel, But ... - /Film
20th Century Studios When "The Devil Wears Prada" debuted in 2006, it reshaped Meryl Streep's career and cemented Miranda Priestly as an iconic, icy antagonist. Alongside Emily Blunt's biting Emily, Anne Hathaway's overwhelmed Andy Sachs, and Stanley Tucci's scene-stealing Nigel, the film became a pop culture touchstone, immortalized by quotable lines still widely recognized today. Based on Lauren Weisberger's novel of the same name, "The Devil Wears Prada" only happened because of Streep's star power, but it's the continued cultural relevance in an industry desperate to mine through existing IP that has brought us a sequel 20 years later. While working at a magazine was one of the go-to workplaces for women-led comedies in the 2000s, the print media landscape is nearly unrecognizable in 2026. Not even prestigious awards for her work as a journalist can shield Andy from the cruel hammer of corporate restructuring and the bleak reality that people would rather scroll than read, because she finds herself jobless within the first 10 minutes. Fortunately, she is immediately scooped up by "Runway" magazine, tasked with rehabilitating "Runway" after a PR disaster. This allows her to reunite with all of our favorites from the original film, including Emily — who now works for Dior — and meet the "new Emilys," Amari (Simone Ashley) and Charlie (Caleb Hearon), as well as her own assistant, Jin (Helen J. Shen). Despite Andy's growth, Miranda, unsurprisingly, has no faith in her. But even the baddest boss of them all is no match for the unforgiving grip of late-stage capitalism and the shifts in modern media. Faced with existential threats to the publication, these former adversaries must collaborate to save "Runway," or risk this pillar of fashion publication joining the graveyard of legacy media. The Devil Wears Prada 2 reveals a new side of Miranda Priestly 20th Century Studios "The Devil Wears Prada 2" has some serious Jimmy Choos to fill and often feels restrained by the weight of the original's legacy. Everyone rightfully hated Andy's original boyfriend, Nate (Adrian Grenier), but at least he mattered. By contrast, her new love interest, Peter (Patrick Brammall), while effortlessly charming, is ornamental at best. I love that Andy has grown to a point where she can "have it all," but their relationship is wholly inconsequential to the rest of the plot. Nate might have sucked, but at least he provided conflict that helped motivate the story. Peter feels like...
'The Devil Wears Prada 2' Fashion Is Less Bitchy Than the Original
Meryl Streep in "The Devil Wears Prada 2" (20th Century Studios) In "The Devil Wears Prada 2," Miranda Priestly is the devil no more, and fashion is no longer the bitchy, entitled clique ...
'The Devil Wears Prada 2' Is Darker Than Its Predecessor. And That ...
The Devil Wears Prada 2 is both more affectionate toward fashion and more fiercely protective of what, at its best, it can be.
