Mr. Throwback

Mr. Throwback is an American comedy television series that premiered on Peacock on August 8, 2024.^[1] It stars Adam Pally as former teenage basketball phenom Danny Grossman. In order to pay back a debt, he ingratiates himself with NBA basketball player Stephen Curry, who plays himself. Ego Nwodim and Ayden Mayeri also star. In April 2025, the series was canceled after one season.^[2]

Mr. Throwback
Genre	Comedy
Created by	Daniel Libman David Caspe Matthew Libman Adam Pally
Starring	Adam Pally Stephen Curry Ego Nwodim Ayden Mayeri
Composer	Joshua Moshier
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Executive producers	David Caspe Matthew Libman Daniel Libman Adam Pally Stephen Curry Erick Peyton David Wain
Running time	25–32 minutes
Production companies	Unanimous Media Bro Bro Shark vs. Bear Universal Television
Original release
Network	Peacock
Release	August 8, 2024 (2024-08-08)

Cast and characters

Main

• Adam Pally as Danny Grossman
• Stephen Curry as himself
• Ego Nwodim as Kimberly Gregg
• Ayden Mayeri as Samantha Judlow

Recurring

• Tracy Letts as Mitch Grossman
• Layla Scalisi as Charlie Grossman
• Tien Tran as Lucy
• Rich Sommer as Dr. Josh

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date [3]
1	"Why Not Me"	David Wain	Story by : Daniel Libman & David Caspe & Matthew Libman & Adam Pally Teleplay by : Daniel Libman & David Caspe & Matthew Libman	August 8, 2024 (2024-08-08)
2	"Charlie World"	David Wain	Gail Lerner	August 8, 2024 (2024-08-08)
3	"The Slump"	David Wain	Phil Augusta Jackson	August 8, 2024 (2024-08-08)
4	"The Only Way Out Is Through"	David Wain	Amina Munir	August 8, 2024 (2024-08-08)
5	"Bang Bang"	David Wain	Rickey Larke	August 8, 2024 (2024-08-08)
6	"Eric Roth Costs a Fortune, Bro"	David Wain	Ally Thibault & Jillian Dukes & Daniel Libman & Matthew Libman	August 8, 2024 (2024-08-08)

Release

Mr. Throwback was released on Peacock on August 8, 2024.^[1] It was later announced that the show would repeat on NBC on September 12, 2024.^[4]

Reception

Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 82% based on 11 reviews, with an average rating of 6.4/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Mr. Throwback gets considerable lift from a very game Steph Curry, making for a daffy mockumentary that scores with consistent three-pointers if not slam dunks."^[5] Metacritic gave the first season a weighted average score of 57 out of 100 based on 8 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".^[6]