‘The Social Network’ Sequel Announces New Title and New Main Star

Sony Pictures has officially announced the sequel to The Social Network. The follow-up, written and directed by Aaron Sorkin, will be called The Social Reckoning and is set to release in theaters on October 9, 2026.

The main cast has also been confirmed. Jeremy Strong, an Oscar nominee, will play Mark Zuckerberg. Oscar winner Mikey Madison will portray whistleblower Frances Haugen.

Jeremy Allen White, known for both Golden Globe and Emmy wins, will play Wall Street Journal reporter Jeff Horowitz, who wrote the “Facebook Files” in 2021, revealing the inner workings of Facebook and some of its harms. Comedian and actor Bill Burr will also star in the film.

Producers for The Social Reckoning include Todd Black, Peter Rice, Aaron Sorkin, and Stuart Besser. The release is scheduled for the Indigenous Peoples’ Day holiday weekend and will compete with Universal and Blumhouse’s Other Mommy and Paramount Animation’s The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender.

The first Social Network premiered in 2010 and became both a critical and commercial hit. Directed by David Fincher and written by Sorkin, the movie was based on the book The Accidental Billionaires by Ben Mezrich.

Jesse Eisenberg played Mark Zuckerberg, with Andrew Garfield, Rooney Mara, Armie Hammer, Justin Timberlake, and Max Minghella in supporting roles. The film grossed over $224 million worldwide on a $40 million budget and received eight Oscar nominations, winning three, including Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Score, and Best Film Editing.

The Social Network has maintained its reputation as one of the best films of the 2010s and is widely recognized for Sorkin’s sharp screenplay, which the Writers Guild of America ranked as the third-best of the 21st century. In 2024, the movie was selected for preservation in the U.S. National Film Registry for being culturally, historically, and aesthetically significant.

The sequel is expected to continue exploring Facebook’s impact, focusing on the stories of whistleblowers and journalists who exposed the company’s internal practices. With Sorkin returning as writer and director, fans can expect the same strong storytelling and character-driven drama that made the first movie so successful.

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