Director: Lee Hyun-seok
Cast: Bae In-hyuk, Roh Jeong-eui, Park Seo-ham, Ku Sung-hwan, Choi Gyu-ri
Our Universe is a 2026 South Korean documentary series directed by Lee Hyun-seok, exploring the grand story of existence from the cosmic birth of galaxies to the intricate rhythms of life on Earth. With narration by Morgan Freeman, the series moves across billions of years and countless miles of space in under an hour per episode.
What is Our Universe about?
Each episode of Our Universe begins at the outermost edges of creation — the moments after the Big Bang — and works its way inward, tracing how stars formed, how planets cooled, how water collected in vast basins, and how single-celled organisms eventually gave rise to every creature crawling, swimming, or flying today. The series treats Earth not as a backdrop but as a character: its oceans breathe, its mountains rise and collapse, and its atmosphere shifts across geological time. Viewers follow specific animals through their daily struggles against climate, predators, and scarcity, always tethered to the larger cosmic thread that shaped their world.
Cast & crew
Director Lee Hyun-seok brings a cinematic precision to the natural world, composing each episode with the pacing of a feature film. The series features on-screen presence from Bae In-hyuk, Roh Jeong-eui, Park Seo-ham, Ku Sung-hwan, Choi Gyu-ri, and Oh Hyun-joong, whose segments anchor the documentary in human curiosity. Morgan Freeman's narration — calm, authoritative, and unhurried — serves as the emotional spine across every episode.
Context & significance
For Persian-speaking viewers in the diaspora, Our Universe arrives as a rare documentary that speaks the language of wonder without requiring cultural translation. Iranian intellectual tradition has long valued astronomy, cosmology, and natural philosophy — from medieval Persian scholars who mapped the stars to modern readers who grew up watching nature series on family TVs. This series continues that lineage in high definition. It is available with Persian subtitles on K-Time, meaning viewers can follow Freeman's narration in Farsi while absorbing footage shot across six continents and the simulated depths of space. Whether you are watching with children or revisiting the cosmos alone on a quiet evening, the series meets every level of curiosity.
Where & how to watch
Our Universe is available on K-Time with Persian subtitles. Stream on your web browser, television, or phone with no VPN needed, no geo-blocking, and no extra download required. Start your subscription and cancel anytime.