James R | On 24, Feb 2022

Upload returns to Amazon Prime Video this March, and a new trailer give us a first look at Season 2.

The sci-fi comedy from Greg Daniels (The Office, Parks and Recreation) is set in a technologically advanced future where hologram phones, 3D food printers and automated grocery stores are the norm – and where humans can choose to be “uploaded” into a virtual afterlife.

“The high-concept sci-fi comedy balances absurd silliness with satirical smarts,” we wrote in our review of Season 1.

The series follows a young app developer, Nathan Brown (Robbie Amell), who winds up in the hospital following a self-driving car accident, needing to quickly decide his fate. After a rushed deliberation with his shallow girlfriend Ingrid (Allegra Edwards), he chooses to be uploaded to her family’s luxurious virtual afterlife, the Horizen company’s “Lakeview”. Once uploaded in Lakeview, Nathan meets his customer service “Angel” Nora Anthony (Andy Allo), who quickly becomes his friend and confidante, helping him navigate this new digital extension of life.

Season 2 will see Nathan at a crossroads – Ingrid has unexpectedly arrived to Lakeview hoping to strengthen their relationship, while Nora is off the grid and involved with the anti-tech group “The Ludds”. From Lakeview’s newest in-app digital baby program called, “prototykes” to virtual rebellions, Season 2 promises us more glimpses of technological advances and headaches to come, when it premieres on Friday 11th March.

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Upload Season 2 set for March debut

21st January 2022

Upload will finally be back on our screens this March, Amazon has announced.

The sci-fi comedy from Greg Daniels (The Office, Parks and Recreation) is set in a technologically advanced future where hologram phones, 3D food printers and automated grocery stores are the norm – and where humans can choose to be “uploaded” into a virtual afterlife.

The series follows a young app developer, Nathan Brown (Robbie Amell), who winds up in the hospital following a self-driving car accident, needing to quickly decide his fate. After a rushed deliberation with his shallow girlfriend Ingrid (Allegra Edwards), he chooses to be uploaded to her family’s luxurious virtual afterlife, the Horizen company’s “Lakeview”. Once uploaded in Lakeview, Nathan meets his customer service “Angel” Nora Anthony (Andy Allo), who at first is his charismatic concierge and guide, but quickly becomes his friend and confidante, helping him navigate this new digital extension of life.

Season 2 will see Nathan at a crossroads – Ingrid has unexpectedly arrived to Lakeview hoping to strengthen their relationship, while Nora is off the grid and involved with the anti-tech rebel group “The Ludds”. It is packed with new near-future concepts, including Lakeview’s newest in-app digital baby program called, “prototykes”, and other satirical glimpses of the technological advances and headaches to come.

The seven-episode season will premiere on Prime Video on Friday 11th March.

 

Josh Banday promoted to series regular for Upload Season 2

15th December 2020

Upload is returning to Amazon Prime Video for a second season – and when it does, it’ll feature a lot more Josh Banday.

Created by The Office and Parks and Recreation’s Greg Daniels, the sci-fi comedy is set in a technologically advanced future where hologram phones, 3D food printers and automated grocery stores are the norm. Most uniquely, humans can choose to be “uploaded” into a virtual afterlife when they find themselves near-death.

The series follows a young app developer, Nathan Brown (Robbie Amell), who winds up in the hospital following a self-driving car accident, needing to quickly decide his fate. After a rushed deliberation with his shallow girlfriend Ingrid (Allegra Edwards), he chooses to be uploaded to her family’s luxurious virtual afterlife, the Horizen company’s “Lakeview.” Once uploaded in Lakeview, Nathan meets his customer service “Angel” Nora Anthony (Andy Allo), who at first is his charismatic concierge and guide, but quickly becomes his friend and confidante, helping him navigate this new digital extension of life.

The series was renewed for a second season within a week of its debut this spring. Now, work is already afoot on that sophomore run, with Deadline reporting that Banday, who was a recurring presence on Season 1, set to become a series regular. Banday, who appeared in seven episodes, has also starred in The Big Band Theory, Man with a Plan and Love. In Upload, he plays Ivan, who works the night shift at Horizen, taking over from Nora.

 

Amazon renews Upload for Season 2

9th May 2020

Amazon has renewed Upload for a second season.

The sci-fi comedy is set in a technologically advanced future where hologram phones, 3D food printers and automated grocery stores are the norm. Most uniquely, humans can choose to be “uploaded” into a virtual afterlife when they find themselves near-death.

The series follows a young app developer, Nathan Brown (Robbie Amell), who winds up in the hospital following a self-driving car accident, needing to quickly decide his fate. After a rushed deliberation with his shallow girlfriend Ingrid (Allegra Edwards), he chooses to be uploaded to her family’s luxurious virtual afterlife, the Horizen company’s “Lakeview.” Once uploaded in Lakeview, Nathan meets his customer service “Angel” Nora Anthony (Andy Allo), who at first is his charismatic concierge and guide, but quickly becomes his friend and confidante, helping him navigate this new digital extension of life.

“The high-concept sci-fi comedy balances absurd silliness with satirical smarts,” we wrote in our review of Season 1.

Created by The Office and Parks and Recreation’s Greg Daniels, the series premiered on 1st May on Amazon Prime Video. Now, jut a week later, Amazon has confirmed that it isn’t finished uploading the show just yet, with another season given the green light.

“I am thrilled to continue a great relationship with Amazon Studios and this wonderful cast and find out what happens next to Nora and Nathan and Ingrid and their 2033 world. With this news I can stop drawing my season 2 flip book,” said Daniels in a statement.

“In Upload, Greg Daniels delivered a smart, cinematic comedy crackling with intrigue and it has clearly delighted our customers who have spent a lot of time in Lakeview this past week,” added Jennifer Salke, head of Amazon Studios. “We know our global fans want to see the next chapter with Nathan and Nora so we are green-lighting season 2 and are excited that Greg’s passion project has found such a devoted audience.”

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