Actor Wunmi Mosaku, known for playing a key role in Michael B Jordan's Sinners, has landed a notable character in The Social Reckoning, Aaron Sorkin's follow up film to The Social Network (2010).
She joins previously announced cast members Mikey Madison, Jeremy Allen White, Bill Burr and Jeremy Strong for the sequel which is set for release on October 9, 2026.
The Social Reckoning is written by Sorkin from his own script as he did for the original film, which earned him an Oscar award. In the new film, Madison plays a a young Facebook engineer named Frances Haugen who joins hands with Jeff Horwitz (White), a Wall Street Journal reporter who is on a dangerous mission to bring the social network’s biggest secrets to light. Strong has been confirmed to play Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg.
Set 17 years after the events of The Social Network, The Social Reckoning draws inspiration from Jeff Horwitz’s Wall Street Journal series “The Facebook Files”. It will explore the company’s internal findings on misinformation, its harmful effects on teenagers, and its role in the lead-up to the January 6, 2021, insurrection.
Sorkin produces The Social Reckoning along with Todd Black, Peter Rice and Stuart Besser with filming expected to start soon.
Mosaku recently appeared as Annie, the Hoodoo priestess and partner of Michael B. Jordan’s character Smoke, in Sinners, Ryan Coogler’s hit period vampire film that earned over $350 million globally. Currently in the running for a Supporting Actress Oscar for her performance, the rising star has also featured in films such as Deadpool & Wolverine, His House, and Damilola, Our Loved Boy, the latter earning her a BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress. Her television work includes roles in Loki, Black Mirror, We Own This City, and Lovecraft Country.
