The series is based on a series of short stories by Ken Liu. The first season premiered on September 1, 2022, on AMC+. In January 2023, the first season was removed from AMC+ and HIDIVE; re-released on Amazon Prime Video with the second season in Australia and New Zealand on October 15, 2023.
Maddie Kim is a bullied teen who receives mysterious help from someone online, who is soon thereafter revealed to be her deceased father, David. David explains that his consciousness has been successfully uploaded to Logorhythms' cloud following an experimental and destructive brain scan. Maddie seeks help from others and eventually gains custody of her father's UI. At the same time, Caspian, a troubled yet highly intelligent teenage boy is embroiled in his own intrigue involving Logorythms.