''Mr. Throwback'' is an American comedy television series that premiered on

Peacock Peafowl is a common name for two bird species of the genus '' Pavo'' and one species of the closely related genus '' Afropavo'' within the tribe Pavonini of the family Phasianidae (the pheasants and their allies). Male peafowl are referred t ...

on August 8, 2024. It stars

Adam Pally Adam Saul Pally (born March 18, 1982) is an American comedian and actor. He first earned recognition for starring as Max Blum in '' Happy Endings'', as Dr. Peter Prentice in ''The Mindy Project'', as Wade Whipple in ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' (202 ...

as former teenage basketball phenom Danny Grossman. In order to pay back a debt, he ingratiates himself with

NBA The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada). The NBA is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Ca ...

basketball player

Stephen Curry Wardell Stephen Curry II ( ; born March 14, 1988) is an American professional basketball player and point guard for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "Chef Curry", he is widely regarded as the ...

, who plays himself.

Ego Nwodim Egobunma Kelechi Nwodim (; born March 10, 1988) is an American actress and comedian. She has been a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'' since 2018, beginning with the show's 44th season. Early life, family and ed ...

and

Ayden Mayeri Ayden Mayeri (born October 1, 1990) is an Iranian-American actress, comedian, and writer, known for her work in both television and film. On television, she had a recurring role in ''Homecoming'' (2018) and starred in the Peacock comedy '' Mr. ...

also star. In April 2025, the series was canceled after one season.

Cast and characters

Main

as Danny Grossman *

as himself *

as Kimberly Gregg *

as Samantha Judlow

Recurring

Tracy Letts Tracy S. Letts (born July 4, 1965) is an American actor, playwright, and screenwriter. He started his career at the Steppenwolf Theatre before making his Broadway debut as a playwright for '' August: Osage County'' (2007), for which he received t ...

as Mitch Grossman * Layla Scalisi as Charlie Grossman *

Tien Tran Hanh Tien Tran, is a Vietnamese-American comedian, actress, and writer. She is best known for her role as Ellen in the comedy series '' How I Met Your Father'' (2022) and Lucy in the comedy series '' Mr. Throwback'' (2024). Early life Tran was ...

as Lucy *

Rich Sommer Rich Sommer (born February 2, 1978) is an American actor, best known for his portrayal of Harry Crane on the AMC drama series ''Mad Men'' (2007–2015) for which he earned two Screen Actors Guild Awards along with the ensemble cast. He is also ...

as Dr. Josh

Episodes

Release

Mr. Throwback was released on

on August 8, 2024. It was later announced that the show would repeat on NBC on September 12, 2024.

Reception

Review aggregator

Rotten Tomatoes Rotten Tomatoes is an American review aggregator, review-aggregation website for film and television. The company was launched in August 1998 by three undergraduate students at the University of California, Berkeley: Senh Duong, Patrick Y. Lee ...

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."

Metacritic Metacritic is an American website that aggregates reviews of films, television shows, music albums, video games, and formerly books. For each product, the scores from each review are averaged (a weighted average). Metacritic was created ...

gave the first season a weighted average score of 57 out of 100 based on 8 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mister Throwback 2020s American comedy television series 2024 American television series debuts American English-language television shows Peacock (streaming service) original programming Television series by Universal Television