Director: David Wain
Mr. Throwback drops a struggling sports-memorabilia dealer back into the orbit of the NBA star who once was his childhood teammate, betting that reconciliation might be the only trade left worth making.
What is Mr Throwback about?
The comedy series follows a hapless salesman hawking autographed jerseys and worn-out anecdotes, whose fortunes turn when he sets out to make peace with Steph Curry — the very NBA legend who shared a sixth-grade backcourt with him decades earlier. What begins as an awkward reunion spirals into a string of misadventures as old grudges, mistaken favors, and starstruck schemes collide. Each episode leans on the gap between the salesman's inflated memories of childhood glory and the far less flattering reality Curry remembers, mining easy, character-driven laughs from that mismatch rather than sports-world satire alone.
Cast & crew
Stephen Curry plays a heightened version of himself alongside Adam Pally, Ego Nwodim, and Ayden Mayeri, with the show built around the culture-clash chemistry between a real athlete and a fictional hanger-on. David Wain, known for ensemble comedies that thrive on deadpan absurdity, directs.
Context & significance
Mr. Throwback arrived in 2024 as part of a wave of half-hour comedies that blur celebrity cameo and character work, using Curry's real public image as the engine for its jokes rather than a straight sports biopic angle. The premise leans on nostalgia for pickup-game youth and the awkwardness of adult reunions, a setup that travels well beyond basketball fandom. Rather than treating Curry's stardom as untouchable, the writing pokes at the distance between how the salesman remembers their shared past and how little of it Curry actually recalls, which keeps the show grounded in petty, relatable embarrassment instead of celebrity worship.
Where & how to watch
The series streams on K-Time with Farsi dubbing and subtitles available, and the full catalog page is free to browse before signing in. A K-Time account is required to start an episode, and the interface itself runs in Farsi for viewers who want a fully Persian-language experience while watching an English-language comedy. Episodes run short at roughly thirty minutes each, making the show an easy watch for viewers catching up between longer titles.