'Mr. Throwback' and 'Based on a True Story' Canceled at Peacock

Peacock really brought down the hammer and not in a good way for fans of Mr. Throwback and Based on a True Story. The (other) bird app has canceled both those tv shows. Based on a True Story streamed for two seasons and starred Kaley Cuoco and Chris Messina and followed their married characters as they host a true crime podcast with a serial killer. 

Mr. Throwback revolved around a memorabilia salesman who tries to rekindle a childhood friendship with NBA star Steph Curry which starred Adam Pally, Steph Curry (as himself) and Ego Nwodim. Unfortunately, Mr. Throwback only ran for one season unlike Based on a True Story which at least had 16 episodes over two seasons before getting chopped. 

The logline for Mr. Throwback read, “A down-on-his-luck memorabilia dealer (Adam Pally) looks for redemption by reuniting with his sixth-grade teammate, NBA legend Steph Curry.” The premises seemed cool enough but there was not enough chatter about it online from fans. This could have led to the decision to ax it along with ratings, which has not been released with the news of cancellation for both shows. 

Although it is always sad when a show gets canceled by a network, Adam Pally is hilarious and we look forward to what he has coming up next. There are always more Sonic the Hedgehog films. Ego Nwodim was also great in the series, and Steph Curry may have caught the acting bug. If not, there is always basketball. We hear he is an ok player on the court. 

We reviewed season two of Based on a True Story back in November when it was released and you can check out that review here. Kaley Cuoco might miss the show but fans can still catch her on her other projects like Harley Quinn on the streaming app Max. 

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