Facebook bio drama The Social Reckoning gets first trailer, release date
Aaron Sorkin is directing another high-profile biographical drama examining Facebook’s rise and controversies, following his 2010 success with The Social Network. Sony released a new trailer for The Social Reckoning, arriving in theaters on October 9, 2026.
The film stars Jeremy Strong as Mark Zuckerberg and Jeremy Allen White as Jeff Horwitz, a real Washington Post reporter who broke major investigative stories about Facebook’s internal knowledge of its platform’s societal harms. The narrative centers on how Facebook leadership prioritized profit over addressing the documented negative impacts of their platform on society.
Like Sorkin’s earlier Facebook film, The Social Reckoning explores the company’s inner workings and significant controversies, grounding its story in real events and whistleblower revelations that exposed how Facebook executives were aware of their platform’s harmful effects but chose inaction. The film represents another entry in the growing canon of high-profile dramas examining Big Tech’s rise and corporate accountability failures.