Skip to main contentAaron Sorkin’s The Social Reckoning will hit theaters next fall.Aaron Sorkin’s The Social Reckoning will hit theaters next fall.by Charles Pulliam-MooreSep 26, 2025, 6:12 PM UTCImage: Getty Charles Pulliam-Moore is a reporter focusing on film, TV, and pop culture. Before The Verge, he wrote about comic books, labor, race, and more at io9 and Gizmodo for almost five years.We knew that Aaron Sorkin was working on a companion piece to The Social Network, and now we know what the movie will be called and when Sony plans to debut it in theaters.Deadline reports that the movie, now titled The Social Reckoning, has been given an October 9th, 2026, premiere date.Along with Succession’s Jeremy Strong, who will portray Mark Zuckerberg, the film will also star Mikey Madison as former Meta employee Frances Haugen and Jeremy Allen White as Jeff Horowitz, the Wall Street Journal reporter behind The Facebook Files. Comedian Bill Burr, who is set to perform in Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh Comedy Festival, has also been cast in an undisclosed role.Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.Charles Pulliam-MooreThe Verge DailyA free daily digest of the news that matters most.Email (required)