Robbie Amell (RobbieAmell) and Andy Allo (andyallo) tell THR how they juggle Upload's mix of genres and how they built their characters' chemistry on set
is a romantic comedy, and also a science-fiction show, and also a mystery, and also a satire about 21st century capitalism and meditation on the afterlife — all in 10 half-hour episodes.
It's a lot of tones to juggle, and most of that burden falls on the two lead characters. The recently deceased Nathan has allowed his wealthy girlfriend to have his consciousness uploaded to a digital afterlife run by a massive tech company. Nathan's "angel," the one whose job is to help Nathan adjust to his new surroundings, is Nora , a low-level employee of the company.
"I think Greg does a great job in creating an unbelievable world. He's been thinking about it for so long, and there's so much detail and nuance to it," said Amell . "But there are similarities to the world we live in today.
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