Steph Curry TV Series ‘Mr. Throwback’ Begins Filming in Chicago

The City of Chicago is abuzz as NBA superstar Stephen Curry’s new comedy TV series Mr. Throwback has begun filming in the Windy City. Mr. Throwback will consist of six to eight half-hour episodes, and the comedy series will be headquartered at one of the newest additions to the Chicago production landscape, The Fields Studios. First day of filming was Monday and filming is expected to continue through June 17th.

As for where Curry and Mr. Throwback will be filming, the production has been on Chicago’s Northwest Side in the Norwood Park neighborhood, and also in and around 3600 North California, just west of the Roscoe Village neighborhood, according to our friends at Filming in Chicago.

And perhaps the biggest surprise of all is that Steph Curry will be onscreen in this series in an acting role. Behind the camera, Curry has made quite a name for himself as an Executive Producer, winning the Oscar alongside fellow EP Shaquille O’Neal for the short film The Queen of Basketball. And Curry will be one of the executive producers on Mr. Throwback as well.

But with Mr. Throwback, Curry will also be appearing onscreen… as himself.

The initial announcement of the series was made back in February during the Television Critics Association winter press tour in the Los Angeles area. According to that announcement, the mockumentary will center on “a down-on-his-luck memorabilia dealer (played by actor Adam Pally) who looks for redemption by reuniting with his sixth-grade teammate, NBA legend Steph Curry.”

Starting Lineups for the Producer Squad

David Caspe, Matthew Libman, and Daniel Libman serve as writers and executive producers on the project. Both Curry and Pally will executive produce in addition to starring, with Curry executive producing under his Unanimous Media banner along with Erick Peyton. Universal Television will produce.

Sources tell SCREEN the Production Supervisor for Chicago PD, Zach Bradshaw, will serve in that same role for Mr. Throwback, so there will likely be quite a few of the PD crew working on this mockumentary. With Chicago PD wrapping April 11th, the timing should work out nicely for Chicago’s tireless television production community.

For the Non-Basketball Fans Out There…

If you’re not into sports and are wondering what everyone’s so excited about, here’s a quick debrief. Curry is widely regarded as one of the greatest NBA players of all time, currently serving as point guard for the Golden State Warriors. He has won four NBA championships with the Warriors in addition to multiple other accolades, honors, and records. And Curry has appeared in front of the camera before as well, previously played himself onscreen in shows like Ballers and voicing the animated series Family Guy and The Simpsons.

Here is a quick highlight reel for the NBA legend, to bring you up to speed…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUOfC2ilXak

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