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 L.A. party-boy/coder Nathan’s self-driving car crashes, his high-maintenance girlfriend uploads him permanently into Nora’s VR world.
The best episode of "Upload" season 1 is "Welcome to Upload", rated 7.6/10 from 2670 user votes. It was directed by Greg Daniels and written by Greg Daniels. "Welcome to Upload" aired on 4/30/2020 and is rated 0.0 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Five Stars".
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
Nathan’s restored memories and shifting emotional allegiances put Nora in physical danger.
Director: Daina Reid
Writer: Greg Daniels