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Devil Wears Prada Sequel Clip Introduces High-Scoring Assistant

4/24/2026

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Andy Meets Assistant

20th Century Studios posted a short clip on April 16 from the sequel to 2006’s *The Devil Wears Prada*.
The clip shows Anne Hathaway’s Andy Sachs meeting her new assistant Jin Chao, portrayed by Helen J. Shen.
Jin tells Andy she graduated from Yale with a 3.86 GPA, was lead soprano of the Whiffenpoofs, and scored 36 on her first ACT.
She adds she will leave if Andy prefers someone else.

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20th Century Studios Boycott

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Andy Meets Assistant

20th Century Studios posted a short clip on April 16 from the sequel to 2006’s *The Devil Wears Prada*.
The clip shows Anne Hathaway’s Andy Sachs meeting her new assistant Jin Chao, portrayed by Helen J. Shen.
Jin tells Andy she graduated from Yale with a 3.86 GPA, was lead soprano of the Whiffenpoofs, and scored 36 on her first ACT.
She adds she will leave if Andy prefers someone else.

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