May 1

‘Upload’

It probably says something about our stressful modern times that two of the main writers and producers behind “The Office” and “Parks and Recreation” — Michael Schur and Greg Daniels — both recently made comedies imagining life after death. Schur just finished “The Good Place,” and now Daniels is debuting the somewhat more cynical “Upload,” about a near-future in which the rich store their consciousness in a virtual reality simulator that resembles a luxury resort. Daniels explores the enduring class divisions of our modern age, in a story where Robbie Amell plays a newly dead tech whiz who has enough money to get into heaven (thanks to his wealthy girlfriend) but not enough to spend eternity as a VIP.

MAY 8

‘Dispatches from Elsewhere’

The fiction series “Dispatches from Elsewhere” — created by its lead actor, Jason Segel — adapts the 2013 documentary “The Institute” into a whimsical and thoughtful drama, about four lost souls who find a renewed purpose as they play a complex alternate reality game. Segel takes some big chances with the storytelling, making something both sincere and self-referential. That’s a tricky balancing act to pull off, but a strong cast (including Sally Field, Andre Benjamin, Eve Lindley and Richard E. Grant) helps make this show into a touching meditation on community-building and the importance of seeing the magic in the commonplace.

MAY 22

‘Homecoming’ Season 2

The start of this conspiracy thriller’s second season is a complete reset. It begins with an amnesiac woman in a boat, adrift in a lake and unsure how she got there. While season one of “Homecoming” was based on a podcast — and directed with visual flair by the “Mr. Robot” creator Sam Esmail — the Kyle Patrick Alvarez-directed second season is wholly original, with a new memory-challenged heroine played by Janelle Monáe. Some characters return, and the primary antagonist remains the same: a shadowy military contractor whose employees and clients often wind up addled and traumatized.