‘The Social Network 2’ Is Officially ‘The Social Reckoning’

It’s hard to quantify the success of The Social Network . It made $224 million at the box office against a $40 million budget; it was nominated for eight Oscars, winning three; it recently placed at No. 10 on both the New York Times ’ industry poll and readers poll for the best movies of the 21st century. So … let’s make another one, right? That always goes well. The Social Network ’s “follow-up” is in development at Sony with Aaron Sorkin returning to direct in addition to writing the script. Below, everything we know about the sequel that’s not exactly a sequel.

What’s the movie called?

The movie, which is not a direct sequel to the original film, is titled The Social Reckoning , per Variety . It follows Facebook as it undergoes a scandal when the Washington Po