After years of rumors, mixed messages from the cast, and a heartwarming reunion at last year’s SAG Awards, fans of The Devil Wears Prada finally have the news they’ve been waiting for: nearly two decades later, a sequel is officially happening.

If this feels sudden, you’re not alone. Back in October 2022, Anne Hathaway told Entertainment Tonight flatly, “There’s not going to be a sequel. It’s not gonna happen. We can’t do it.” Even as recently as April 2024, she told V Magazine it was “probably not” happening—though she left the door slightly open, saying, “We all love each other, and if someone could figure out a way to do it, we’d be crazy not to. But the world has changed so much—technology, digital media—it would have to be very different. Maybe we should all just do something else together.”

But now, it seems most of the original team is reuniting after all. Variety reported last year that Disney was developing a sequel, with original screenwriter Aline Brosh McKenna in talks to write it. The story would follow Miranda Priestly as she deals with the decline of print magazines and clashes with Emily Blunt’s character, now a powerful executive at a luxury brand whose ad dollars Miranda desperately needs.

Puck first broke the news, adding that Meryl Streep and Emily Blunt had signed on, along with producer Wendy Finerman—though no official casting announcements have been made. Deadline also reported that original director David Frankel might return.

In May 2025, Disney set a release date: May 1, 2026.

Still, big questions remain. If Anne Hathaway’s Andy Sachs appears, will she still be the idealistic journalist, or will she have moved on to a more high-powered career? One thing’s for sure—she won’t be with Adrian Grenier’s Nate.

In a 2023 Variety interview, Brosh McKenna confirmed, “Andy and Nate are definitely not together. That much I can tell you.” Amen to that.