{
  "id": 6489012,
  "title": "Silicon Valley is getting the Hollywood treatment this fall. Find out which tech-founder movie is right for you.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/silicon-valley-is-getting-the-hollywood-treatment-this-fall-find-out",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-09T22:12:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Insider",
    "slug": "business-insider",
    "url": "https://www.businessinsider.com/movies-documentaries-shows-about-tech-founders-silicon-valley-coming-2026"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Fall of Silicon Valley sees a Hollywood spotlight on tech founders this season. From Elizabeth Holmes to Elon Musk, a variety of documentaries and movies are set to hit theaters, with several vying for Oscar consideration.\n\nThe Social Reckoning, directed by David Fincher and written by Aaron Sorkin, is slated for release on October 9. The film follows a Facebook engineer who decides to expose the company's dark secrets. Jeremy Strong will portray Mark Zuckerberg, while Jeremy Allen White and Mikey Madison also star.\n\nOscar-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney will delve into Elon Musk's life and career in his nearly four-hour documentary, Musk, set to release on October 16. The film explores Musk's journey to becoming the world's richest person, his troubled personal life, and his interactions with the Trump administration.\n\nThe documentary about Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, titled You Can See Everything, is also set to release on October 16. Directed by Nathan Fielder, the film offers a unique perspective as it follows Holmes during her sentencing for defrauding investors. Holmes is expected to share her thoughts on her portrayal in The Dropout, a film by Amanda Seyfried.\n\nArtificial, directed by Luca Guadagnini, is set for release on December 25. The movie features Andrew Garfield as OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman and delves into his dramatic firing and rehiring as CEO in 2023.\n\nBONUS addition: The Altruists, an upcoming Netflix series, is set to premiere on November 19. The eight-episode series explores the collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX and stars Anthony Boyle as FTX cofounder and CEO Sam Bankman-Fried and Julia Garner as Caroline Ellison.",
  "summary": "From docs about Elon Musk and Elizabeth Holmes to dramas about Facebook and OpenAI to a TV series about FTX, Silicon Valley is getting the Hollywood treatment.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}