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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!

Best episode
S1E10 Freeyond
8.22,440 votes
Worst episode
S4E1 Wedding Weekend
6.3650 votes
Top season
Season 1
7.8avg
Binge time
16h 11m
29 episodes
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Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Upload Season 1 Episode 10 - Freeyond
    8.2/10(2440 votes)

    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(2131 votes)

    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(2243 votes)

    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(2056 votes)

    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 1 Episode 1 - Welcome to Upload
    7.7/10(3002 votes)

    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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  6. Upload Season 2 Episode 7 - Download
    7.7/10(1516 votes)

    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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  7. Upload Season 1 Episode 2 - Five Stars
    7.6/10(2463 votes)

    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(2230 votes)

    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(2119 votes)

    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(2067 votes)

    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(2311 votes)

    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(1359 votes)

    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(1291 votes)

    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(1278 votes)

    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(886 votes)

    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(1308 votes)

    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 3 Episode 5 - Rescue Mission
    7.2/10(809 votes)

    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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  18. Upload Season 2 Episode 2 - Dinner Party
    7.2/10(1409 votes)

    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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  19. Upload Season 3 Episode 7 - Upload Day
    7.0/10(769 votes)

    S3:E7

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

    Director:Sarah Boyd
    Writer:Maxwell Theodore Vivian

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  20. Upload Season 3 Episode 6 - Memory Crackers
    7.0/10(801 votes)

    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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  21. Upload Season 3 Episode 4 - Download Doctor
    6.9/10(872 votes)

    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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  22. Upload Season 3 Episode 1 - Ticking Clock
    6.9/10(1074 votes)

    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 2 Episode 1 - Welcome Back, Mr. Brown
    6.9/10(1602 votes)

    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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  24. Upload Season 3 Episode 3 - CyberDiscountDay
    6.8/10(873 votes)

    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(763 votes)

    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 from 2,440 votes. Directed by Daina Reid and written by Greg Daniels, it aired on April 30, 2020. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Update Eve".

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