Plot Synopsis

Written by David Caspe and Daniel and Matthew Libman, MR. THROWBACK is a half-hour mockumentary series that follows a down-on-his-luck memorabilia dealer, Danny Grossman, who looks for redemption by reuniting with his sixth-grade teammate, NBA legend Stephen Curry. Danny is a divorced dad who runs a vintage sports memorabilia shop in Chicago and happens to be indebted to the Polish mafia to the sum of $90,000. Seeing that the Warriors are playing in Chicago, Danny decides to pay a visit to his old friend Steph Curry, whom he hasn't spoken to in 25 years. Back when they used to be teammates in middle school, where Danny was the basketball phenom, not Steph. But Danny's reputation was tarnished after it came out that his overbearing coach dad had lied about his age to give him an edge against the other kids -- Danny was actually 14 and a half, not 12. After the game, Danny finds Steph, who's with the tough-as-nails Kimberly, another friend of theirs from childhood, who now manages all of Steph's media projects, including an ongoing documentary project. After the three reminisce, Kimberly catches Danny trying to steal one of Steph's jerseys, which Danny could easily sell to pay off the mob. In a panic, Danny explains that he needs the money to pay the medical bills for his daughter who is sick with an unknown illness. Touched, Steph decides to put on an all-star celebrity basketball game to find a cure for Danny's daughter's mysterious disease -- except that she's totally fine. Will Danny be able to maintain the lie and follow through with the celebrity game and newfound attention, or will Steph and the already skeptical Kimberly see through his lie? All six episodes of MR. THROWBACK dropped on Thursday, August 8, 2024 on Peacock. USA Network aired the series opener as a sneak-peek episode on Sunday, August 11, 2024 at 9:30pm ET, following coverage of NASCAR's Cook Out 400.
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On Thursday, September 12, 2024 at 9pm ET/PT, NBC aired the broadcast TV debut of MR. THROWBACK, showing the first episode as a sneak peek, immediately following the AMERICA'S GOT TALENT Semifinals Results episode.