Sorkin Options Haugen Memoir, Film 'The Social Reckoning'

Aaron Sorkin has optioned Frances Haugen's memoir The Power of One and is developing a film titled The Social Reckoning, according to an interview Haugen gave to The Hollywood Reporter. Haugen, the former Facebook employee who became a prominent whistleblower, has seen the film and shared her thoughts on it in that conversation.

The project marks a new chapter in a relationship that began before Haugen's book was published. In 2023, she released The Power of One, her account of blowing the whistle on Facebook. Before the memoir hit shelves, Sorkin called Haugen while he was considering a project about social media.

After the book was released, Sorkin called again. He arrived at a meeting with a heavily annotated copy of the memoir, a detail that underscores how closely he had engaged with her account. Haugen had recently watched Sorkin's Lucille Ball biopic Being the Ricardos at the time of their early conversations.

Details about casting, production timelines, or a release date for The Social Reckoning have not been announced. The film remains in development, with Sorkin attached to adapt Haugen's story for the screen.