Aaron Sorkin’s new film "The Social Reckoning," set for release on October 9, follows the story of a whistleblower from Facebook who leaked documents exposing the company's harmful practices. The movie stars Mikey Madison as Frances Haugen and Jeremy Allen White as Jeff Horwitz, with Succession’s Jeremy Strong playing Mark Zuckerberg. Currently available only in theaters, "The Social Reckoning" is not yet streaming on Netflix or Amazon Prime Video. However, due to Sony Pictures’ deal with Netflix, the film will likely become available for streaming sometime around February 2027.
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Aaron Sorkin's "The Social Reckoning", a sort-of sequel to his 2010 Oscar-winning film "The Social Network", is set to open in theaters this weekend. The new film, which Sorkin both wrote and directed, focuses on the true story of whistleblower Frances Haugen (played by Mikey Madison) who leaked internal Facebook documents to the press in 2021, revealing that the platform was aware of the harm it caused young users but failed to address these issues. Jeremy Allen White plays Wall Street Journal reporter Jeff Horwitz, while Jeremy Strong portrays Mark Zuckerberg after Jesse Eisenberg declined to reprise his role as the Facebook founder and current Meta CEO. The cast includes Bill Burr, Betty Gilpin, and Billy Magnussen. While early buzz suggests it may not match the commercial success of its predecessor, the film is available for purchase or rental on Prime Video, but will not be streamable with a Prime subscription anytime soon.
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Aaron Sorkin’s sort-of sequel to The Social Network, aka The Social Reckoning, is opening in theaters this weekend.
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And no, Jesse Eisenberg will not be playing Facebook founder and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
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In fact, the only people returning from the Oscar-winning 2010 film about the founding of Facebook are Sorkin and cinematographer Jeff Cronenweth.
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Sorkin, who wrote the first film and once said he wouldn’t do a sequel without the first film’s director, David Fincher, both wrote and directed The Social Reckoning.
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The new film tells the true story of a 2021 whistleblower, who leaked internal documents to the media that revealed Facebook was aware of the harms its platform caused to young people, but did little to prevent that.
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Mikey Madison stars as the whistleblower, Frances Haugen, while Jeremy Allen White co-stars as Jeff Horwitz, the Wall Street Journal reporter who broke the story.
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Succession‘s Jeremy Strong will play the now-infamous tech CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, after Eisenberg declined to return to the part.
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The Social Reckoning cast also includes Bill Burr, Betty Gilpin, and Billy Magnussen.
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Early buzz around the film seems to indicate this will not be nearly the hit that The Social Network was 16 years ago.
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But if you’re curious about the film, read on to find out when and where we expect to be able to watch The Social Reckoning movie on streaming.
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The Social Reckoning will only be available to watch in a movie theater, when it opens in the U.S. nationwide on Friday, October 9.
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You can find a showing near you via Fandango.
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The Social Reckoning is not yet available to watch online or on streaming.
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Is The Social Reckoning movie streaming on Netflix or Amazon Prime Video?
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The Social Reckoning is not currently streaming on Netflix or Amazon, because the movie is being released in theaters, only.
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Right now, the only way to watch The Social Reckoning is in a movie theater.
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That said, because The Social Reckoning is a Sony movie, we do expect to see it streaming on Netflix eventually.
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You will be able to purchase The Social Reckoning on Prime Video eventually, when the movie becomes available to buy and rent on digital, but you will not be able to stream The Social Reckoning on Prime Video free with a Prime subscription any time soon.
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If you want to watch The Social Reckoning movie at home, you’ll have to wait for the film to be available to buy or rent on digital platforms, or wait for it to stream on Netflix.
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Netflix offers three subscription plans to fit your streaming needs.
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The plans start at $7.99/month for standard with ads and go up to $24.99/month for unlimited ad-free streaming in up to 4K UHD quality.
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When will The Social Reckoning movie be streaming on Netflix?
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Netflix has a deal with Sony Pictures that gives the streamer the rights to the Sony movies in the “Pay 1” window, meaning the first streaming window after the film’s home media release.
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Another recent Sony movie, Scarlet, came to Netflix about four months after opening in theaters nationwide.
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If The Social Reckoning follows this same release pattern, you can expect The Social Reckoning to stream on Netflix around early-to-mid February 2027, aka four months after the movie opens in theaters.
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In the meantime, you can go watch the movie in theaters.
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