Jeremy Strong plays Mark Zuckerberg in the newly released Facebook tech drama ‘The Social Reckoning’|@SonyPictures|X
It’s raining Big Tech movies in Hollywood. Aaron Sorkin’s The Social Reckoning hits theaters today, starring Jeremy Strong as Mark Zuckerberg.
The movie comes 16 years after The Social Network and centers around Facebook’s turbulent operations from 2019 to 2021, which were exposed by Wall Street Journal reporter Jeff Horwitz with help from whistleblower Frances Haugen in the series titled “The Facebook Files.”
The WSJ’s investigation prompted congressional hearings for Zuckerberg, finding that the platform’s recommendations influenced 64% of Facebook users who joined extremist groups.
The film shows the Meta CEO rejecting safety measures that risked even a 1% drop in user engagement, while facing mounting pressure during congressional testimony in the aftermath of the January 6 Capitol riot.
Not just Zuck
Alex Gibney’s Elon Musk documentary, Musk, is also releasing today. It carries interviews from his former romantic partners.
It has faced marketing setbacks as YouTube, TikTok, Meta (owner of Facebook and Instagram), and Musk-owned X have all declined to run the paid trailer.
TikTok and Meta cited restrictions on political content over a clip of a 2024 political rally and a reference to that year’s election.
Upcoming titles include:
- Nathan Fielder’s Elizabeth Holmes documentary next Friday.
- The Altruists, a limited series about Sam Bankman-Fried, launching on Netflix in November.
- Andrew Garfield starring as Sam Altman in Artificial this Christmas.
- CBS’s new legal drama Cupertino centers on Silicon Valley lawyers.
The lineup shows Hollywood doubling down on Big Tech’s darkest chapters amid growing public concern over AI safety.