Scripted series · NBC
The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins
Don't call it a comeback... yet.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Tracy Morgan
Reggie Dinkins
11 eps
Daniel Radcliffe
Arthur Tobin
11 eps
Erika Alexander
Monica Reese-Dinkins
11 eps
Bobby Moynihan
Rusty Boyd
11 eps
Precious Way
Brina
11 eps
Jalyn Hall
Carmelo Dinkins
11 eps
Ronny Chieng
Barry Hu
3 eps
Michael Kosta
Brett Mann
4 eps
Chris Gethard
Marty
4 eps
Jonathan Kim
Dr. Marcus Cola
1 eps
Rick Crom
NFL Commissioner
1 eps
Rachel Marsh
Ashley
2 eps
Soledad O'Brien
Soledad O'Brien
1 eps
Sharina Martin
Playground Mom
1 eps
Adriane Lenox
Aunt Sheila
1 eps
Wyndham Maxwell
Yoder
1 eps
Doug Yasuda
Toshi
1 eps
Stephen Singer
Upper West Side Man
1 eps
Marshall Joun
Film Nerd
1 eps
Susan Varon
Upper West Side Woman
1 eps
Kyle Gordon
Dr. Freak
2 eps
Bailey Frankenberg
Entertainment Reporter
1 eps
Madoug Yasuda
Real Firefighter
1 eps
Blakely Thornton
Blakely Thornton
1 eps
Jim Meskimen
Gert
1 eps
Randi Kaplan
Jets Fan #2
1 eps
David Rosenberg
Gutroll Rep
1 eps
Mike Carlsen
Nick Bridges
3 eps
Dean Winters
"FDNY: Chicago" Star
1 eps
Corbin Bernsen
Duck Donovan
2 eps
Scott Speiser
Eric
1 eps
Pamela Dunlap
Sandra
1 eps
Grace Stockdale
Jill
1 eps
Luke Diaco
Noah
1 eps
Danny Bolero
Gene Harlow
1 eps
Kendyl Ito
Waitress
1 eps
Bethany Geraghty
Namath's Mom
1 eps
CJ Williams
Cory Ehre
1 eps
Craig Robinson
Jerry Basmati
3 eps
Heidi Gardner
Tisha Basmati
2 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins reads strongest on Humour, Bingeability and Serialized.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
The story
What it's about
A disgraced former football player is on a mission to rehabilitate his image.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E03
Put It on Your Cabbage!
Tobin urges Reggie to leave the house and face the outside world. Monica learns there's more to Brina than meets the eye.
S01E01
Pilot
Twenty years after a career-ending scandal, former running back Reggie Dinkins enlists filmmaker Arthur Tobin to make a documentary he hopes will rehabilitate his image.
- Directed by Rhys Thomas
- Written by Robert Carlock, Sam Means
S01E02
Nittany Means Big
Tobin spends the day with Monica and uncovers the truth about Reggie's famous food poisoning game; Reggie struggles to apologize to Brina.
S01E08
The Loyalty Swamp
Tobin's past comes back to haunt him; Reggie and Brina struggle to set a wedding date.
S01E04
Save the Cat
Reggie thinks finding his former coach's lost cat will help him get into the Hall of Fame. Monica gets back in the dating game.
S01E05
You May Hug Your Hero
Reggie and Monica restart their youth football camp and face off against their old rivals, Jerry and Tisha Basmati.
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E10
A Real Cinderello Story
S01E09
Mischief and Memories
S01E08
The Loyalty Swamp
S01E07
The World Is Full of Beaks
S01E06
Dr. Watson's Dad
S01E05
You May Hug Your Hero
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Eric GurianExecutive Producer
- Robert CarlockExecutive Producer
- David MinerExecutive Producer
- Sam MeansExecutive Producer
- Tina FeyExecutive Producer
- Rhys ThomasExecutive Producer
Writing
- Robert CarlockWriter
- Sam MeansWriter
Direction
- Rhys ThomasDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
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