Overview
- After writing the original under David Fincher, Sorkin will take on directing duties himself for the first time in The Social Network series.
- The screenplay is based on The Wall Street Journal’s 2021 "Facebook Files," using leaked internal documents to examine the company’s awareness of platform harms.
- Sources describe the movie as a thematic follow-up exploring Facebook’s influence on misinformation, youth mental health, political unrest and international conflicts.
- Todd Black, Peter Rice and Stuart Besser are producing alongside Sorkin, with development currently underway but no production date set.
- No casting announcements have been made and it remains uncertain if Jesse Eisenberg will return as Mark Zuckerberg.