Mark Zuckerberg is back on the big screen. 16 years after The Social Network, Aaron Sorkin is returning to the world of Facebook for the much-anticipated follow-up The Social Reckoning - this time with Jeremy Strong playing the role of Zuckerberg.
The new film tells the story of Frances Haugen, played by Oscar-winner Mikey Madison, a Facebook engineer who leaked damning internal documents that show the company and its billionaire founder knew how harmful its platform was to society as a whole.
Sorkin revisits Facebook after winning the Oscar for best adapted screenplay for The Social Network, this time also taking over directing duties from David Fincher.
Where Fincher's film focused in on Zuckerberg and his journey to build Facebook, as well as his many, many legal battles along the way, Sorkin's film focuses on Haugen and Wall Street Journal writer Jeff Horwitz who broke the story back in 2021 as well as the ongoing ramifications for Facebook.
The Social Reckoning will be releasing in the UK very shortly. Read on to find out all you need to know about how and where to watch it.
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How to watch The Social Reckoning – is it streaming?
No. The Social Reckoning isn't available on streaming services yet and likely won't be for some time.
The film will only be available in cinemas, for now, but there's not long to wait as it releases on the .
The Social Reckoning cast – who stars in the film?
The Social Reckoning features an all-star ensemble of actors including Oscar-winners and nominees.
Notably, the film doesn't bring back any actors from The Social Network including that films lead Jesse Eisenberg (more on that below).
Instead, the role of Mark Zuckerberg is played by Succession actor Jeremy Strong, who's known for his intense and rigorous method acting style.
Alongside Strong, the film also features Anora star Mikey Madison in her first leading role since winning the best actress Oscar back in 2024. The Social Reckoning also sees Strong re-teaming with Jeremy Allen White after both actors starred in the Bruce Springsteen biopic Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere in 2025.
You can see the full list of confirmed cast below:
- Mikey Madison as Frances Haugen
- Jeremy Allen White as Jeff Horwitz
- Jeremy Strong as Mark Zuckerberg
- Bill Burr as Charlie Garrigan
- Billy Magnussen as Teddy Marks
Why isn’t Jesse Eisenberg in The Social Reckoning?
While The Social Reckoning might be being billed as a follow-up to 2010's The Social Network, none of the film's cast are returning for Sorkin's new drama, including lead actor Jesse Eisenberg.
Eisenberg's refusal to join the new film was a surprise to all involved, including Sorkin who had expected the actor to return as Zuckerberg. However, as Eisenberg noted in an interview with Variety, "I just told him I’m moving in different directions in my life, and you know, what he said sums it up nicely. I don’t want to be associated with that character."
While the actor didn't want to revisit the role, he had nothing but nice things to say about Sorkin and the upcoming film, saying, "all of my reasons for not wanting to do the movie have nothing to do with how wonderful the movie is, and will be, and I’m sure is already."
The Social Reckoning plot – What is the film about?
The film follows Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen, who takes on one of the largest companies in the world, alongside Wall Street Journal reporter Jeff Horwitz, in an attempt to leak thousands of internal documents that show Facebook was well aware of the harm its platform was having on the world.
Haugen works with Horwitz to break the story that would plunge Facebook into chaos and lead to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his team coming under intense scrutiny across the world.
Sorkin's film weaves together the story of Horwitz and Haugen's investigation as well as the many people Zuckerberg brings to his defence as he attempts to mitigate the fallout from the damning revelations.
The Social Reckoning trailer
To get yourself in the mood for a tasty investigative drama, check out the trailer for The Social Reckoning below and get your tickets for its release on the 9 October — it won't be available to stream for quite some time.
The Social Reckoning is out in cinemas on 9 October.
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