Stephen Curry Cast in Mr. Throwback TV Series

Look alive sports activities followers, Stephen Curry is breaking into the comedy world with a brand new mockumentary sequence in improvement at NBC. According to Deadline, the basketball icon is ready to star alongside Adam Pally in a forthcoming comedy titled “Mr. Throwback,” which follows a “down-on-his-luck memorabilia seller in search of redemption by reuniting along with his sixth-grade teammate,” who’s none aside from Curry, enjoying himself.

Reps for NBC didn’t instantly reply to POPSUGAR’s request for touch upon the upcoming undertaking, however in a press assertion, per Deadline, Curry mentioned, “Making the pure transition from behind the digital camera to middle stage reverse Adam Pally, we will not anticipate the world to see what we now have in retailer.” Pally additionally reacted to the information in an April 4 Instagram publish, writing, “Looks just like the splash bro’s the place triplets?!”

News of the sequence arrives a number of months after Curry premiered his “Underrated” documentary on the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. The present comes from Universal Television and is in affiliation with the basketball star’s Unanimous Media — which is the primary undertaking following the corporate’s 2021 international expertise partnerships cope with NBCUniversal.

“Mr. Throwback” was created by Pally together with writing duo Matthew Libman and Daniel Libman. “Happy Endings” creator David Caspe will write alongside govt producers Curry, Pally, and the Libmans. No different particulars in regards to the sequence, together with the remainder of the solid and a launch date, have been introduced but.

Curry has had a handful of small TV roles as himself over time — together with voice components in “The Simpsons” and “Family Guy,” in addition to a small gig in “Ballers” season three. He additionally created and starred in his 2019 Facebook Watch sequence “Stephen vs. The Game” to observe his journey within the NBA and all of his accomplishments.