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The Best Episodes of Upload

Every episode of Upload ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Upload!

In 2033, people who are near death can be “uploaded” into virtual reality hotels run by 6 tech firms. Cash-strapped Nora lives in Brooklyn and...
Genres:ComedySci-Fi & FantasyDrama
Network:Prime Video

Best Episodes Summary

"Freeyond" is the best rated episode of "Upload". It scored 8.2/10 based on 2219 votes. Directed by Daina Reid and written by Greg Daniels, it aired on 4/30/2020. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Update Eve".

  • Freeyond
    8.2/102,219 votes
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    #1 - Freeyond

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 4/30/2020

    Nathan’s restored memories and shifting emotional allegiances put Nora in physical danger.

    Director: Daina Reid

    Writer: Greg Daniels

  • Update Eve
    8.0/101,922 votes
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    #2 - Update Eve

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 4/30/2020

    The Uploads are looking forward to the improvements in the new Lakeview Operating System. Nathan and Nora stay up late to recover Nathan’s missing memories.

    Director: Daina Reid

    Writer: Greg Daniels

  • The Grey Market
    7.9/102,015 votes
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    #3 - The Grey Market

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 4/30/2020

    Nora’s Dad’s vape lung worsens while Nathan, his friend Luke, and Dylan, an uploaded teen whose body is not keeping up with his age, visit a hacker’s market in cyberspace.

    Director: Kacie Anning

    Writer: Mike Lawrence

  • Shopping Other Digital After-Lives
    7.8/101,850 votes
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    #4 - Shopping Other Digital After-Lives

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 4/30/2020

    After a surprising revelation, Nathan shops for a new digital after-life. Nora travels to LA to help Ingrid stop him from leaving Lakeview.

    Director: Jeffrey Blitz

    Writer: Alyssa Lane, Alex J. Sherman

  • The Sex Suit
    7.7/102,001 votes
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    #5 - The Sex Suit

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/30/2020

    Nora thinks she may have misjudged Nathan. Nathan and his girlfriend Ingrid are interviewed about the challenges of romance between a living person and an Upload.

    Director: Jonathan van Tulleken

    Writer: Aasia LaShay Bullock

  • Download
    7.7/101,314 votes
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    #6 - Download

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 3/10/2022

    Nora rallies the support of unlikely allies and Hyperloops to LA. Meanwhile, the issues in Nathan's personal life come to a head.

    Director: Jeffrey Blitz

    Writer: Owen Daniels

  • Welcome to Upload
    7.6/102,686 votes
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    #7 - Welcome to Upload

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/30/2020

    After a self-driving car crash, Nathan is uploaded to Lakeview, his girlfriend’s family’s digital after-life, where he meets his customer service rep, Nora.

    Director: Greg Daniels

    Writer: Greg Daniels

  • Five Stars
    7.6/102,208 votes
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    #8 - Five Stars

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/30/2020

    Nora tries to get her ratings up, so her boss will approve her dad’s upload loan. Nathan acclimates to his new world with the help of a Lakeview therapist.

    Director: Greg Daniels

    Writer: Greg Daniels

  • The Sleepover
    7.6/101,902 votes
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    #9 - The Sleepover

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 4/30/2020

    Nathan is thrown when Nora goes on a Nitely date. Ingrid invites Nathan’s niece for a sleepover. Nathan and Nora suspect his damaged memories may lead to a greater conspiracy. Luke gets into a fight with Aleesha.

    Director: Kacie Anning

    Writer: Shepard Boucher

  • Bring Your Dad to Work Day
    7.6/101,856 votes
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    #10 - Bring Your Dad to Work Day

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 4/30/2020

    Nathan takes Nora’s dad on a do-or-die upload decision tour, but things go awry when Luddites sabotage Lakeview. Nora does some sleuthing on Lucy’s computer in the confusion.

    Director: David Rogers

    Writer: Owen Daniels

  • The Funeral
    7.5/102,066 votes
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    #11 - The Funeral

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/30/2020

    Scientists attempt to download a consciousness back into a clone body. Nathan attends his own funeral and Nora uncovers a mystery surrounding his death.

    Director: Jonathan van Tulleken

    Writer: Mary Gulino

  • Robin Hood
    7.5/101,159 votes
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    #12 - Robin Hood

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 3/10/2022

    Frustrated with the inequities at Lakeview, Nathan and Luke decide to redistribute some wealth with Ingrid's unwitting help. Nora undertakes a secretive mission.

    Director: Jeffrey Blitz

    Writer: Maxwell Theodore Vivian

  • Mind Frisk
    7.5/101,103 votes
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    #13 - Mind Frisk

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 3/10/2022

    Nathan and Nora race to stop a potentially dangerous technological advance. Luke boycotts sleep when he finds Horizen is profiting from his dreams, as Aleesha continues to rise in the Horizen hierarchy. Ingrid is tempted by a new tech offering: digital babies.

    Director: Athina Rachel Tsangari

    Writer: Megan Neuringer

  • The Outing
    7.4/101,089 votes
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    #14 - The Outing

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 3/10/2022

    Nora and Aleesha pursue the mystery into New York City with Nathan and Luke along on screens. Ingrid receives unexpected visitors.

    Director: Jeffrey Blitz

    Writer: Yael Green

  • Flesh and Blood
    7.4/10631 votes
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    #15 - Flesh and Blood

    Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 11/9/2023

    Nora takes the powerful Upload companies to court, but she may have bitten off more than she can chew.

    Director: Sarah Boyd

    Writer: Greg Daniels

  • Family Day
    7.3/101,115 votes
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    #16 - Family Day

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 3/10/2022

    Nora's loyalties are stressed as she is called upon to take revolutionary action. Nathan's visiting family prompts him to consider what he wants out of his afterlife. Luke invents a new sport.

    Director: Athina Rachel Tsangari

    Writer: Anna-Maria Ssemuyaba

  • Rescue Mission
    7.2/10602 votes
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    #17 - Rescue Mission

    Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 11/2/2023

    Nathan teams up with his own copy to save Luke, but Nora is discovered by the conspiracy.

    Director: David Rogers

    Writer: Stephanie M. Johnson

  • Dinner Party
    7.1/101,208 votes
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    #18 - Dinner Party

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 3/10/2022

    At a status-obsessed dinner, Nathan faces ghosts from his past. Nora flexes her programming skills as she steps into activism.

    Director: Jeffrey Blitz

    Writer: Lauren Houseman

  • Upload Day
    7.1/10554 votes
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    #19 - Upload Day

    Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 11/9/2023

    Nathan and Nora try to have a special last day together.

    Director: Sarah Boyd

    Writer: Maxwell Theodore Vivian

  • Memory Crackers
    7.0/10597 votes
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    #20 - Memory Crackers

    Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 11/2/2023

    Nora and Nathan find important clues to expose Freeyond, but the search poses a challenge to their relationship.

    Director: Alberto Belli

    Writer: Owen Daniels

  • Welcome Back, Mr. Brown
    6.9/101,390 votes
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    #21 - Welcome Back, Mr. Brown

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 3/10/2022

    While living with Ingrid, Nathan searches for Nora, who has fled of the grid.

    Director: Dee Rees

    Writer: Izzy Kadish

  • Ticking Clock
    6.9/10825 votes
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    #22 - Ticking Clock

    Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 10/19/2023

    Nora and a recently downloaded Nathan race to stop Freeyond before his head explodes.

    Director: Jeffrey Blitz

    Writer: Greg Daniels

  • Download Doctor
    6.9/10654 votes
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    #23 - Download Doctor

    Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 10/26/2023

    Nathan and Nora track down the doctor who invented download, while Aleesha rises higher in the Horizen hierarchy. Ingrid and back-up Nathan grow closer.

    Director: Tom Marshall

    Writer: Farhan Arshad

  • CyberDiscountDay
    6.8/10652 votes
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    #24 - CyberDiscountDay

    Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 10/26/2023

    The gang celebrates CyberDiscountDay while Nora discovers something game-changing: Nathan has been copied in Lakeview.

    Director: Tom Marshall

    Writer: Megan Neuringer

  • Strawberry
    6.5/10771 votes
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    #25 - Strawberry

    Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 10/19/2023

    Nathan and Nora struggle to make their relationship work, while Ingrid tries to make the best of her second shot at love.

    Director: Jeffrey Blitz

    Writer: Alison Brown