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‘Black Mirror’ Meets ‘The Office’ in Your Next Hulu Weekend Binge
Prime Video’s sci-fi comedy Upload has been added to Hulu, giving the series a new home after running from 2020 to 2025. Created by Greg Daniels, it combines workplace-style comedy with questions about technology, inequality and what a digital afterlife might mean.
The story follows computer programmer Nathan Brown, whose consciousness is uploaded to the luxury virtual resort Lakeview after his mysterious death. His wealthy girlfriend pays for his stay, while he grows close to his human handler, Nora. The series explores a world where corporations control the dead’s likenesses and memories, and where access to food, comfort and even continued consciousness depends on money.
In short
- Upload is now available on Hulu.
- Greg Daniels created the sci-fi comedy.
- Its digital afterlife is shaped by wealth and corporate control.
Explained simply
Upload is a science-fiction comedy created by Greg Daniels, who also co-created the US version of The Office. Its story is set in a near future where a person’s mind can be stored in a digital afterlife.
The central character, computer programmer Nathan Brown, is uploaded to Lakeview, a virtual resort, after a mysterious death. His wealthy girlfriend pays for his stay, while Nora, the human handler assigned to help him, becomes an important part of his life.
The series uses Lakeview’s corporate rules and paid comforts to explore who controls a person’s digital identity and what happens when access to care depends on money. Its mix of workplace comedy and technology questions helps explain the comparison with Black Mirror.
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