The wait for Aaron Sorkin‘s highly anticipated sequel to the 2010 classic “The Social Network,” which chronicled the rise of Facebook, will be about a year. But at least it’s got a title now.
“The Social Reckoning,” which is based on reporting that revealed that the social media company now known as Meta and based in Menlo Park prioritized profits over concern for the harm that Facebook and its sister app Instagram could cause its users, is scheduled for release on Oct. 9, 2026.
Sony Pictures announced the title and date on Friday, Sept. 26. The timing of the premiere, along with the original film’s Oscar success, suggests the studio views the sequel as an Academy Awards contender.
Sorkin, who won an Oscar for best adapted screenplay for “The Social Network,” takes over direction from David Fincher. Oscar nominee Jeremy Strong (“The Apprentice,” “Succession“) will star as Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg.
Oscar winner Mikey Madison (“Anora“) plays a Facebook engineer who alerts a Wall Street Journal reporter Jeff Horwitz (Jeremy Allen White of “The Bear” and the upcoming “Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere“) that the company was aware that Facebook and Instagram could cause harm to teenagers, and that it knew about the apps’ role in spreading disinformation that could incite political violence.
Sorkin’s script is based on Horwitz’s series of articles in 2021 known as “The Facebook Files.” Meta called much of the reporting a “mischaracterization” of its work.
Sorkin – who also wrote the script for “Moneyball” (2011), about the Oakland A’s magical 2002 season, and Danny Boyle’s “Steve Jobs” (2015), about the late Apple co-founder – is perhaps best known for creating the ABC series “The West Wing” (1999-2006). He told Deadline in June that he’d struggled for years to write a sequel for “The Social Network,” but found the inspiration he needed after the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2020, which he blames partially on Facebook.
“The Social Network” starred Jesse Eisenberg as Zuckerberg and Andrew Garfield as co-founder Eduardo Saverin, roles that vaulted both actors to stardom. It was a box office hit, taking in $225 million globally against a $40 million budget, and was nominated for eight Academy Awards, including best picture, director and actor (Eisenberg).
Aside from Sorkin’s screenplay, it won statuettes for Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross’ original score, and Kirk Baxter and Angus Walls’ film editing.
The film was selected for preservation by the Library of Congress National Film Registry for its “cultural, historical, and aesthetic contributions” in December, and came in at No. 10 on the New York Times’ list of the top 100 movies of the 21st century so far in June.
Production on “The Social Reckoning” is scheduled to begin next month.
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