A tech bro opts for a digital afterlife in first trailer for Amazon’s Upload

Robbie Amell stars as Nathan in the new science fiction comedy Upload.

A wealthy tech bro finds himself in a virtual afterlife in Upload, a new comedy science fiction series coming soon from Amazon Studios. Its creator is Greg Daniels, who also co-created King of the Hill and Parks and Recreation, as well as the American version of The Office. Per the official premise:

In the near future, people who are near death can be "uploaded" into virtual reality environments. Cash-strapped Nora works customer service for the luxurious "Lakeview" digital afterlife. When party-boy/coder Nathan's car crashes, his girlfriend uploads him into Nora's VR world.

The trailer opens with Nathan (Robbie Amell) on a hospital gurney, in critical condition, as his girlfriend Ingrid (Allegra Edwards) urges him to take the "upload" option over surgery. "We could be together forever!" she enthuses. Nathan is less keen: "Forever is just soooo long." But he ends up taking the upload anyway and wakes up in a virtual apartment as Talking Heads' "Once in a Lifetime" kicks in on the soundtrack. "This is the first day of the rest of your afterlife," Nora (Andy Allo) calmly assures him.

There are myriad advantages to a digital afterlife, Nathan discovers, like being able to change the weather and associated landscape outside one's window just by turning a knob. And he feels freer to make some daring virtual fashion choices, with Ingrid's input. Nora, ever the good customer-service rep, praises Lakeview's "uplifting views" and "timeless Americana."

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