Our Times

 The top sci-fi news story from the past week is the release of Netflix’s romantic sci-fi movie Our Times, which premiered on June 11, 2025, and has already climbed into Netflix’s top 10 U.S. charts. The film follows a 1960s scientist couple who accidentally time travel to 2025, offering a fresh take on time travel by focusing on their adaptation to a future world rather than altering the past. Critics and viewers have praised its charming and relatable storytelling, despite its slightly cheesy premise, making it a standout in Netflix’s sci-fi lineup.

SQUID GAME' WAS APPARENTLY REJECTED FOR NEARLY 10 YEARS

Squid Game

 It's difficult to envision a world not grasped in the devastating limbs of Squid Game fever, however the inconceivable intensity encompassing the sleeper hit from South Korea is about 10 years really taking shape. As indicated by another report by The Wall Street Journal, the show (composed and coordinated by Hwang Dong-hyuk) was ignored by various studios throughout the most recent 10 years before Netflix chose to gather up the undertaking, which was initially named Round Six when it was first declared two years prior. 

Dong-hyuk allegedly began composing the contents while living with his mom and grandma, yet had to place the entire thing on hold when he wound up broke like one of the game's competitors (at a certain point, he had to sell his PC for $675). The possible pitching measure wasn't any simpler with "expected financial backers and entertainers" shying away from the fierce killings and improbability of people contending to the passing for cash, composes WSJ. 

Squid Game (whose first season is presently gushing on Netflix) is probably the most blazing show on the planet at this moment, right now involving the best position of IMDb's rundown of the 100 most well known TV programs. It's additionally driving Netflix's "Most Watched" graphs across the vast majority of the globe. While Netflix is investigating the chance of a subsequent season, Dong-hyuk supposedly has different responsibilities right now.