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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!

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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 works customer service for the luxurious “Lakeview” digital afterlife. When

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Upload Season 1 Episode 10 - Freeyond
    8.2/10(2354 votes)

    #1 - Freeyond

    S1:E10

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

    Director:Daina Reid
    Writer:Greg Daniels

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  2. Upload Season 1 Episode 9 - Update Eve
    8.0/10(2048 votes)

    #2 - Update Eve

    S1:E9

    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

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  3. Upload Season 1 Episode 5 - The Grey Market
    7.9/10(2157 votes)

    #3 - The Grey Market

    S1:E5

    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

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  4. Upload Season 1 Episode 8 - Shopping Other Digital After-Lives
    7.8/10(1974 votes)

    #4 - Shopping Other Digital After-Lives

    S1:E8

    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
    Writers:Alyssa Lane, Alex J. Sherman

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  5. Upload Season 2 Episode 7 - Download
    7.7/10(1437 votes)

    #5 - Download

    S2:E7

    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

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  6. Upload Season 1 Episode 1 - Welcome to Upload
    7.6/10(2894 votes)

    #6 - Welcome to Upload

    S1:E1

    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

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  7. Upload Season 1 Episode 2 - Five Stars
    7.6/10(2373 votes)

    #7 - Five Stars

    S1:E2

    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

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  8. Upload Season 1 Episode 4 - The Sex Suit
    7.6/10(2145 votes)

    #8 - The Sex Suit

    S1:E4

    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

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  9. Upload Season 1 Episode 6 - The Sleepover
    7.6/10(2037 votes)

    #9 - The Sleepover

    S1:E6

    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

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  10. Upload Season 1 Episode 7 - Bring Your Dad to Work Day
    7.6/10(1981 votes)

    #10 - Bring Your Dad to Work Day

    S1:E7

    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

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  11. Upload Season 1 Episode 3 - The Funeral
    7.5/10(2220 votes)

    #11 - The Funeral

    S1:E3

    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

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  12. Upload Season 2 Episode 3 - Robin Hood
    7.5/10(1281 votes)

    #12 - Robin Hood

    S2:E3

    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

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  13. Upload Season 2 Episode 5 - Mind Frisk
    7.5/10(1220 votes)

    #13 - Mind Frisk

    S2:E5

    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

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  14. Upload Season 2 Episode 6 - The Outing
    7.4/10(1208 votes)

    #14 - The Outing

    S2:E6

    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

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  15. Upload Season 3 Episode 8 - Flesh and Blood
    7.4/10(811 votes)

    #15 - Flesh and Blood

    S3:E8

    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

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  16. Upload Season 2 Episode 4 - Family Day
    7.3/10(1230 votes)

    #16 - Family Day

    S2:E4

    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

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  17. Upload Season 2 Episode 2 - Dinner Party
    7.2/10(1326 votes)

    #17 - Dinner Party

    S2:E2

    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

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  18. Upload Season 3 Episode 5 - Rescue Mission
    7.2/10(742 votes)

    #18 - Rescue Mission

    S3:E5

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

    Director:David Rogers
    Writer:Stephanie M. Johnson

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  19. Upload Season 3 Episode 6 - Memory Crackers
    7.0/10(734 votes)

    #19 - Memory Crackers

    S3:E6

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

    Director:Alberto Belli
    Writer:Owen Daniels

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  20. Upload Season 3 Episode 7 - Upload Day
    7.0/10(697 votes)

    #20 - Upload Day

    S3:E7

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

    Director:Sarah Boyd
    Writer:Maxwell Theodore Vivian

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  21. Upload Season 2 Episode 1 - Welcome Back, Mr. Brown
    6.9/10(1514 votes)

    #21 - Welcome Back, Mr. Brown

    S2:E1

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

    Director:Dee Rees
    Writer:Izzy Kadish

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  22. Upload Season 3 Episode 1 - Ticking Clock
    6.9/10(995 votes)

    #22 - Ticking Clock

    S3:E1

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

    Director:Jeffrey Blitz
    Writer:Greg Daniels

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  23. Upload Season 3 Episode 4 - Download Doctor
    6.9/10(801 votes)

    #23 - Download Doctor

    S3:E4

    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

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  24. Upload Season 3 Episode 3 - CyberDiscountDay
    6.8/10(802 votes)

    #24 - CyberDiscountDay

    S3:E3

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

    Director:Tom Marshall
    Writer:Megan Neuringer

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  25. Upload Season 4 Episode 4 - Mile End
    6.7/10(611 votes)

    #25 - Mile End

    S4:E4

    The residents of Lakeview race to find justice, revenge and peace as the digital and real worlds collide.

    Director:Jeffrey Blitz
    Writer:Greg Daniels

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Best Episodes Summary

"Freeyond" is the best rated episode of "Upload". It scored 8.2/10 based on 2354 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".