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 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.

Upload (2020-2025) is an American near future science fiction comedy created by Greg Daniels for Prime Video. Set in 2033, it follows Nora Antony (Andy Allo), a cash-strapped Brooklyn woman who works customer service for Lakeview, a luxurious virtual reality afterlife hotel where people near death can be uploaded. Her life collides with Nathan Brown (Robbie Amell), a party-loving Los Angeles coder whose girlfriend permanently uploads him after a self-driving car crash, leaving him stranded in a digital resort he never chose. Nora must navigate his demands, the bureaucratic indifference of the company, and the awkward intimacy of a relationship conducted across the boundary between life and death. Supporting characters including Ingrid Kannerman (Allegra Edwards) and Aleesha (Zainab Johnson) add workplace friction and corporate intrigue. Each season builds a serialized story around the commodification of comfort, the absurdity of a subscription-style heaven, and the class divide between the wealthy uploaded and the workers who serve them. The tone is breezy and sardonic, with a bittersweet undercurrent of grief and longing. Fans of Black Mirror, The Good Place and Pushing Daisies will find resonance in its satirical edge and tender romantic core across four seasons.

Viewers broadly find Upload a witty, sharply observed satire of digital afterlives and tech-driven capitalism, with its appeal fading somewhat in later seasons.

• Black Mirrorsatirical near future tech dystopia with dark comedy and romance
• The Good Placeafterlife comedy with a tender romantic core and absurd bureaucracy
• Pushing Daisiesspeculative tech premise with a romantic comedy engine and corporate satire

Created by

Greg Daniels

Release Date

2020-04-30

Episode runtime

30 min

Rating

7.7 / 10 (1505)

What is Upload about?

A cash-strapped customer service worker in Brooklyn is caught between her life and a wealthy coder uploaded into a luxury virtual afterlife.

What is Upload like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Upload as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as easy to follow.

Is Upload violent?

No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Upload.

What did critics think of Upload?

Viewers broadly find Upload a witty, sharply observed satire of digital afterlives and tech-driven capitalism, with its appeal fading somewhat in later seasons.

Which shows are like Upload?

Shows with a similar feel include Black Mirror, The Good Place, and Pushing Daisies.

How long is Upload?

Upload: 4 seasons, 29 episodes.

Is Upload still running?

No, Upload has ended.

Where can I watch Upload?

In United States, Upload streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Amazon MX Player.