social reckoning
The gist
Aaron Sorkin's Facebook film "The Social Reckoning" opens October 9 after legal vetting forced script changes.
Its release tests how a dramatized whistleblower story lands before the 2026 midterms.
How it unfolded
- 2021Frances Haugen leaked tens of thousands of pages of internal documents, published in a Wall Street Journal exposé that became the basis of the film.
- Sep 20, 2026Aaron Sorkin said David Fincher was his first choice to direct but couldn't due to a Netflix exclusivity deal; Fincher was the first person to read the script.
- Sep 20, 2026Sorkin said Jeremy Strong treated his co-stars "the way he imagines" Mark Zuckerberg treats people while shooting.