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The Social Reckoning Opens Oct 9, Jeremy Strong as Zuckerberg

8/12/2026

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The film “The Social Reckoning” starring Jeremy Strong as Mark Zuckerberg will open on October 9, 2026.
The June trailer split critics, with some predicting an Oscar and others a Razzie.
Strong stayed in character for months, speaking only in a Polish accent and using a Facebook account to study Zuckerberg’s posts and testimony.
Aaron Sorkin wrote and directed the film, calling it a companion to his 2010 movie “The Social Network”.

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The film “The Social Reckoning” starring Jeremy Strong as Mark Zuckerberg will open on October 9, 2026.
The June trailer split critics, with some predicting an Oscar and others a Razzie.
Strong stayed in character for months, speaking only in a Polish accent and using a Facebook account to study Zuckerberg’s posts and testimony.
Aaron Sorkin wrote and directed the film, calling it a companion to his 2010 movie “The Social Network”.