Comedy sequence Mr. Throwack, that includes basketball famous person Steph Curry, has been canceled after one season at Peacock. The present debuted on the streaming service on August 8, 2024, with all six episodes turning into accessible collectively.
Stephen Curry-led Mr. Throwback Season 2 not shifting forward at Peacock
Peacock has canceled Mr. Throwback and won’t develop Season 2 of the sequence. Following its premiere, the present obtained modestly optimistic responses. The primary season at present has an 86% rating from critics on the evaluate aggregating website Rotten Tomatoes. Nonetheless, on Metacritic, which makes use of a weighted common to fee a venture, the present has amassed a rating of 57 out of 100, denoting a “combined or common” response.
Together with Mr. Throwback, Peacock has canceled Based mostly on a True Story, a darkish comedy thriller TV sequence created by Craig Rosenberg and that includes Kaley Cuoco and Chris Messina, after two seasons. The primary season of Based mostly on a True Story debuted on June 8, 2023, adopted by the second season on November 21, 2024.
Mr Throwback was developed within the type of a mockumentary by Daniel Libman, David Caspe, and Matthew Libman. Caspe beforehand created ABC’s Glad Endings, the Showtime comedy Black Monday, and the NBC situational comedies Marry Me and Kenan. The plot of Mr. Throwback revolves round Adam Pally’s Danny Grossman, a memorabilia seller navigating horrible circumstances. Danny was a gifted basketball participant when he was youthful, however these days are lengthy behind him. When he encounters a former teammate who’s now a basketball famous person, he tries to combine into the opposite man’s life.
Curry portrays this basketball famous person, a fictionalized model of himself. Among the different solid members are Ego Nwodim as Kimberly Gregg, Ayden Mayeri as Samantha Judlow, and Tracy Letts as Mitch Grossman. Notably, Curry has additionally portrayed himself within the HBO sequence Ballers and voiced himself in The Simpsons and Household Man.
