# Mr. Throwback
**Mr. Throwback** is an American mockumentary comedy television series that premiered on the streaming service [Peacock](https://www.edgepedia.org/peacock-streaming-service) on August 8, 2024, running for one six-episode season before its cancellation in April 2025.[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/mr_throwback/s01) • [2](https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/stepehn-curry-series-canceled-20279971.php) It stars [Adam Pally](https://www.edgepedia.org/adam-pally) as Danny Grossman, a down-on-his-luck sports memorabilia dealer who seeks redemption by reconnecting with his sixth-grade teammate, the NBA star [Stephen Curry](https://www.edgepedia.org/stephen-curry), playing a fictionalized version of himself.[3](https://thetvdb.com/series/mr-throwback) • [4](https://www.peacocktv.com/watch-online/tv/mr.-throwback/7157414348550695112) The series was the first scripted live-action production from Curry's company Unanimous Media, and Curry served as an executive producer.[2](https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/stepehn-curry-series-canceled-20279971.php) • [5](https://www.axios.com/local/san-francisco/2024/08/21/steph-curry-mr-throwback-peacock)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Format | Mockumentary comedy, six episodes of roughly 25 to 32 minutes, released at once on Peacock[4](https://www.peacocktv.com/watch-online/tv/mr.-throwback/7157414348550695112) • [6](https://latenighter.com/news/ego-nwodim-comedy-mr-throwback-canceled-at-peacock/) |
| Premiere | August 8, 2024, on Peacock[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/mr_throwback/s01) |
| Creators | David Caspe, Daniel Libman, and Matthew Libman; David Wain directed[7](https://next-episode.net/mr-throwback) • [8](https://www.metacritic.com/tv/mr-throwback/critic-reviews/) |
| Main cast | Adam Pally (Danny Grossman), Stephen Curry (himself), Ego Nwodim (Kimberly Gregg), Ayden Mayeri (Sam Judlow), Tracy Letts (Mitch Grossman), Layla Scalisi (Charlie Grossman)[3](https://thetvdb.com/series/mr-throwback) |
| Reception | 86% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer from 14 critics; 57 Metascore on Metacritic, rated "Mixed or Average"[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/mr_throwback/s01) • [8](https://www.metacritic.com/tv/mr-throwback/critic-reviews/) |
| Cancellation | Canceled by Peacock in April 2025 after one season, with viewership rather than quality cited as the reason[2](https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/stepehn-curry-series-canceled-20279971.php) |
## Spoilers
### Premise
The series builds on a fictional backstory: in junior high school, Danny Grossman was the top-rated sixth-grade basketball player in the country, so good that his teammate Stephen Curry was his backup. Danny's career ended when his father's forged birth certificate was discovered, revealing that "12-year-old" Danny was actually 15.[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/mr_throwback/s01)
Decades later, Danny is at rock bottom, with a failed marriage, a strained relationship with his daughter Charlie, and a sports memorabilia store named Mr. Throwback nearing bankruptcy.[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/mr_throwback/s01) He stages an "accidental" encounter with his now-famous former teammate, steals Curry's game-worn jersey to sell for quick cash, is caught, and panics into a lie that places him at the center of a potentially explosive scandal.[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/mr_throwback/s01) According to Axios San Francisco, the show follows the two as Curry is roped into a fraudulent charity scheme, which Danny sustains by lying that his daughter is dying.[5](https://www.axios.com/local/san-francisco/2024/08/21/steph-curry-mr-throwback-peacock)
The six episodes are titled "Why Not Me," "Charlie World," "The Slump," "The Only Way Out Is Through," "Bang Bang," and "Eric Roth Costs a Fortune, Bro."[4](https://www.peacocktv.com/watch-online/tv/mr.-throwback/7157414348550695112)
## Cast and production
**Curry's involvement.** Curry plays a fictionalized version of himself, and the show marks his television acting debut.[6](https://latenighter.com/news/ego-nwodim-comedy-mr-throwback-canceled-at-peacock/) • [5](https://www.axios.com/local/san-francisco/2024/08/21/steph-curry-mr-throwback-peacock) He and his Unanimous Media partner Erick Peyton had high hopes for the project; in a statement a month before the premiere, Curry said he was "excited to step into the world of scripted comedy" and looked forward to viewers seeing him "play a version of myself no one has ever seen before."[2](https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/stepehn-curry-series-canceled-20279971.php) He filmed his scenes in California while preparing to train with the [United States men's national basketball team](https://www.edgepedia.org/united-states-mens-national-basketball-team) ahead of the Paris Olympics, and the production scheduled its calendar around the [Golden State Warriors](https://www.edgepedia.org/golden-state-warriors)' season.[2](https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/stepehn-curry-series-canceled-20279971.php) • [5](https://www.axios.com/local/san-francisco/2024/08/21/steph-curry-mr-throwback-peacock) Warriors head coach [Steve Kerr](https://www.edgepedia.org/steve-kerr) makes a cameo.[5](https://www.axios.com/local/san-francisco/2024/08/21/steph-curry-mr-throwback-peacock)
**Supporting roles.** [Ego Nwodim](https://www.edgepedia.org/ego-nwodim), of *Saturday Night Live*, played Kimberly Gregg, Curry's childhood friend turned professional assistant, a role based on Curry's real-life chief operating officer, Tiffany Williams.[6](https://latenighter.com/news/ego-nwodim-comedy-mr-throwback-canceled-at-peacock/) The cast also included [Ayden Mayeri](https://www.edgepedia.org/ayden-mayeri) as Sam Judlow, Tracy Letts as Danny's father Mitch, Layla Scalisi as Charlie, Tien Tran, and [Rich Sommer](https://www.edgepedia.org/rich-sommer).[3](https://thetvdb.com/series/mr-throwback) • [9](https://www.darkhorizons.com/peacock-cancels-true-story-mr-throwback/) Adam Pally's path to the project ran through Curry's wife, Ayesha, whom he met on a game show; after hitting it off with Curry, the collaboration with Unanimous Media followed.[5](https://www.axios.com/local/san-francisco/2024/08/21/steph-curry-mr-throwback-peacock)
## Reception
Critical response was mixed to positive. On Rotten Tomatoes, season one holds an 86% Tomatometer from 14 reviews, with a critics consensus crediting "a very game Steph Curry" for lifting "a daffy mockumentary"; the audience Popcornmeter stood at 76% from fewer than 50 ratings.[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/mr_throwback/s01) Metacritic assigned a Metascore of 57, based on four positive and four mixed reviews and no negative ones.[8](https://www.metacritic.com/tv/mr-throwback/critic-reviews/)
Reviewers split over the show's tone. [Richard Roeper](https://www.edgepedia.org/richard-roeper) of the [Chicago Sun-Times](https://www.edgepedia.org/chicago-sun-times) gave it 3 of 4 stars, calling it "a quirky and cleverly offbeat entry in the mockumentary genre" and praising dialogue and performances that supply a laugh-out-loud moment every few scenes.[8](https://www.metacritic.com/tv/mr-throwback/critic-reviews/) • [1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/mr_throwback/s01) The Chicago Tribune's Nina Metz argued the show aimed for something like *Entourage* with sports, mixed with the boastful but decent-hearted loser familiar from [Danny McBride](https://www.edgepedia.org/danny-mcbride) comedies, but "never finds its voice or point of view."[8](https://www.metacritic.com/tv/mr-throwback/critic-reviews/) Daniel Fienberg of The Hollywood Reporter liked elements of the show and found Curry "pretty good," but concluded the material did not come together as a good show.[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/mr_throwback/s01)
## Cancellation
Peacock released the entire first season at once in August 2024. The premiere week placed the show among the top five most-watched titles on the service, but viewership then steadily declined.[2](https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/stepehn-curry-series-canceled-20279971.php) In September 2024, NBC broadcast the pilot episode in its Thursday night primetime comedy lineup, drawing 1.67 million viewers per Nielsen live-plus-same-day ratings.[6](https://latenighter.com/news/ego-nwodim-comedy-mr-throwback-canceled-at-peacock/)
On April 16, 2025, Peacock canceled the series after one season, alongside the comedy *Based on a True Story*.[2](https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/stepehn-curry-series-canceled-20279971.php) • [10](https://www.tvmaze.com/news/4840/based-on-a-true-story-based-on-a-true-story-mr-throwback-canceled-at-peacock) [The Hollywood Reporter](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-hollywood-reporter) attributed the decision to viewership rather than quality.[2](https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/stepehn-curry-series-canceled-20279971.php) Peacock does not regularly release viewership figures, which makes the size of the audience difficult to gauge.[10](https://www.tvmaze.com/news/4840/based-on-a-true-story-based-on-a-true-story-mr-throwback-canceled-at-peacock)
## References
1. [Mr. Throwback: Season 1, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/mr_throwback/s01)
2. [Stephen Curry's Peacock series canceled after only six episodes, San Francisco Chronicle (April 16, 2025)](https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/stepehn-curry-series-canceled-20279971.php)
3. [Mr. Throwback, TheTVDB.com](https://thetvdb.com/series/mr-throwback)
4. [Watch Mr. Throwback Season 1 Streaming Online, Peacock](https://www.peacocktv.com/watch-online/tv/mr.-throwback/7157414348550695112)
5. [Steph Curry adds actor to his resume with new show "Mr. Throwback", Axios San Francisco (August 21, 2024)](https://www.axios.com/local/san-francisco/2024/08/21/steph-curry-mr-throwback-peacock)
6. [Ego Nwodim Comedy 'Mr. Throwback' Canceled at Peacock, LateNighter (April 16, 2025)](https://latenighter.com/news/ego-nwodim-comedy-mr-throwback-canceled-at-peacock/)
7. [Mr. Throwback, Next Episode](https://next-episode.net/mr-throwback)
8. [Mr. Throwback critic reviews, Metacritic](https://www.metacritic.com/tv/mr-throwback/critic-reviews/)
9. [Peacock Cancels "True Story," "Mr. Throwback", Dark Horizons (April 16, 2025)](https://www.darkhorizons.com/peacock-cancels-true-story-mr-throwback/)
10. ['Based on a True Story,' 'Mr. Throwback' Canceled at Peacock, TVmaze (April 16, 2025)](https://www.tvmaze.com/news/4840/based-on-a-true-story-based-on-a-true-story-mr-throwback-canceled-at-peacock)
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