ABOUT

THE SOCIAL RECKONING

2026
|
Drama
,
Thriller

A companion piece to the hit film The Social Network, Sorkin’s original screenplay is based on the events that gave rise to the Wall Street Journal’s shocking exposé The Facebook Files. The film is inspired by the true story of how Frances Haugen (Madison), a young Facebook engineer, enlists the help of Jeff Horwitz (White), a Wall Street Journal reporter, to go on a dangerous journey that ends up blowing the whistle on the social network’s most guarded secrets.

Written and Directed by

Aaron Sorkin

Produced by

Todd Black,  p.g.a.,  Peter Rice,  p.g.a.,  Aaron Sorkin,  p.g.a.,  Stuart Besser,  p.g.a.

Executive Producers

Lauren Lohman,  Roger McNamee,  Ellen Goldsmith-Vein,  Broderick Johnson,  Andrew A. Kosove

Cast

Mikey Madison,  Jeremy Allen White,  Wunmi Mosaku,  Betty Gilpin,  Billy Magnussen,  with Bill Burr,  and Jeremy Strong

Columbia Pictures, a Sony Company
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