The WORST episodes of Upload
Every episode of Upload ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Upload!
In 2033, people near death can be “uploaded” into virtual reality afterlife 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.
#1 - Wedding Weekend
Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/25/2025
One Nathan celebrates a bitter-sweet wedding, but things are not what they seem and questions of sanity and religious faith are raised. A lonely Al Guy searches for romance. Alesha prepares for her new responsibilities while Luke agonizes over their kiss back in Lakeview.
#2 - Workload
Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 8/25/2025
The bride and groom save up for their honeymoon. Horizen-Betta debuts a new, money-making technology. Luke tries to enjoy his job at Workload, and the Al Elevator Operator splits off an Al Girl and falls head over heels.
#3 - Spa Day
Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 8/25/2025
While on their honeymoon, the newlyweds uncover a dark secret. Luke and the Al Gardener head back into the Grey Zone on a rescue mission. Alesha reveals surprising abilities and Nora and Ingrid share clues.
#4 - Strawberry
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/20/2023
Nathan and Nora struggle to make their relationship work, while Ingrid tries to make the best of her second shot at love.
#5 - Ticking Clock
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/20/2023
Nora and a recently downloaded Nathan race to stop Freeyond before his head explodes.
#6 - Mile End
Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/25/2025
The residents of Lakeview race to find justice, revenge and peace as the digital and real worlds collide.
#7 - Welcome Back, Mr. Brown
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/11/2022
While living with Ingrid, Nathan searches for Nora, who has fled off the grid.
#8 - Download Doctor
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/27/2023
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.
#9 - CyberDiscountDay
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/27/2023
The gang celebrates CyberDiscountDay while Nora discovers something game-changing: Nathan has been copied in Lakeview.
#10 - Upload Day
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/10/2023
Nathan and Nora try to have a special last day together.
#11 - Memory Crackers
Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/3/2023
Nora and Nathan find important clues to expose Freeyond, but the search poses a challenge to their relationship.
#12 - Dinner Party
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/11/2022
At a status-obsessed dinner, Nathan faces ghosts from his past. Nora flexes her programming skills as she steps into activism.
#13 - Family Day
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/11/2022
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.
#14 - Rescue Mission
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/3/2023
Nathan teams up with his own copy to save Luke, but Nora is discovered by the conspiracy.
#15 - The Funeral
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/1/2020
Scientists attempt to download a consciousness back into a clone body. Nathan attends his own funeral and Nora uncovers a mystery surrounding his death.
#16 - The Outing
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/11/2022
Nora and Aleesha pursue the mystery into New York City with Nathan and Luke along on screens. Ingrid receives unexpected visitors.
#17 - Mind Frisk
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/11/2022
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.
#18 - Welcome to Upload
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/1/2020
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.
#19 - Robin Hood
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/11/2022
Frustrated with the inequities at Lakeview, Nathan and Luke decide to redistribute some wealth with Ingrid’s unwitting help. Nora undertakes a secretive mission.
#20 - The Sex Suit
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/1/2020
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.
#21 - Download
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/11/2022
Nora rallies the support of unlikely allies and Hyperloops to LA. Meanwhile, the issues in Nathan’s personal life come to a head.
#22 - Flesh and Blood
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/10/2023
Nora takes the powerful Upload companies to court, but she may have bitten off more than she can chew.
#23 - Bring Your Dad to Work Day
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/1/2020
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.
#24 - The Grey Market
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/1/2020
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.
#25 - The Sleepover
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/1/2020
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