Running Point
Running Point is an American sports comedy television series created by Elaine Ko, Mindy Kaling, Ike Barinholtz, and David Stassen, and starring Kate Hudson. The series premiered on Netflix on February 27, 2025. In March 2025, the series was renewed for a second season.
Premise
Isla Gordon, a reformed party girl, gets the shot of a lifetime to prove herself as she is left in charge of her family's pro basketball team, but she soon learns that running a basketball team comes with its own set of problems and surprises both on and off the court.Cast and characters
Main
- Kate Hudson as Isla Gordon, the former coordinator of charitable endeavors who recently became the president of the Los Angeles Waves
- Drew Tarver as Sandy Gordon, Isla's younger half-brother who is the chief financial officer of the Waves
- Scott MacArthur as Ness Gordon, Isla's older brother who is the general manager of the Waves
- Brenda Song as Ali Lee, Isla's best friend and chief of staff for the Waves
- Fabrizio Guido as Jackie Moreno, the younger half-brother recently discovered by the Gordon siblings
- Chet Hanks as Travis Bugg, the problematic point guard of the Waves
- Toby Sandeman as Marcus Winfield, the long-time star player of the Waves
- Justin Theroux as Cam Gordon, Isla's eldest brother who recently temporarily stepped down as the president of the Waves and named Isla as his successor
- Uche Agada as Dyson Gibbs, the rookie player of the Waves who was drafted from the D-League
Recurring
- Jay Ellis as Jay Brown, the head coach of the Waves
- Dane DiLiegro as Badrag Knauss, a Waves player from Slovenia
- Jon Glaser as Sean Murphy, a popular sports podcaster
- Roberto Sanchez as Stephen Ramirez, the chairman of the board of the Waves
- Max Greenfield as Lev Levenson, Isla's fiancé who is a pediatrician
- Scott Evans as Charlie, Sandy's boyfriend who is a dog groomer
- Ray Romano as Norm Stinson
- Ken Marino as Al Fleischman
- Tommy Dewey as Magnus
- Richa Moorjani as Aruna
- Jake Picking as Tommy White
- Blake Anderson as Leroy
- Duby Maduegbunam as Benson
- Aliyah Turner as Zoé Debay
Guest
- Keyla Monterroso Mejia as Ana Moreno, Jackie's cousin who is a lawyer
- Jessalyn Wanlim as Bituin, Ness' wife
- Andy Favreau as Charles Tracey, the owner of the Boston team
- Utkarsh Ambudkar as Malkeet Dasari, the owner of the San Francisco team
- Jim O'Heir as Irv Plotkin, the owner of the Chicago team
- Peter Allas as Frank Schaughnessy, the owner of the New York team
- Marissa Reyes as Sofia, captain of the Waves dance team
- Nicole Sullivan as Bonnie Bugg, Travis' mother
- Diedrich Bader as Assistant Coach Tony Spagnoli
- Rebecca Rittenhouse as Olivia Anne, Jay's ex-wife
- Ryan Caltagirone as Marcel, Olivia's new husband
- Phil Reeves as the league's Commissioner
Episodes
Production
Development
In June 2021, it was announced that Netflix had given a straight-to-series order to an untitled Los Angeles Lakers themed comedy series created by Mindy Kaling. The Los Angeles Lakers controlling owner and president, Jeanie Buss, will co-executive produce the series with Kaling. The series was initially going to be written, executive produced, and showrun by Elaine Ko.In January 2024, it was reported that the series had a new creative team, with Ko leaving the series, and Kaling now co-writing and executive producing the series with Ike Barinholtz and David Stassen. Stassen will also serve as the series showrunner. In May 2024, the untitled series was given the name, Running Point. The series is executive produced by Mindy Kaling, Ike Barinholtz, David Stassen, Jeanie Buss, Linda Rambis, Howard Klein, and Kate Hudson, and produced by Jordan Rambis. Production companies involved with the series are Kaling's Kaling International, 3 Arts Entertainment, and Warner Bros. Television Studios.
In March 2025, Netflix renewed the series for a second season.
Casting
In January 2024, it was announced that Kate Hudson had joined the series as the protagonist, Isla Gordon, and also as an executive producer. In February 2024, it was announced that Brenda Song had joined the series as Ali Lee, Drew Tarver as Sandy Gordon, and Scott MacArthur as Ness Gordon. Also in February 2024, it was announced that Chet Hanks had joined the series as Travis Bugg, Keyla Monterroso Mejia as Ana Moreno, Fabrizio Guido as Jackie Moreno, Toby Sandeman as Marcus Winfield, and Roberto Sanchez as Stephen Ramirez.In March 2024, it was announced that Max Greenfield had joined the series as Lev Levenson, Dane DiLiegro as Badrag Knauss, and Uche Agada as Dyson Gibbs. In May 2024, Jay Ellis joined the series as Jay Brown. In June 2024, Scott Evans joined the series as Charlie. In September 2025, it was reported that Robert Townsend was cast as Norm Stinson, Ken Marino as Al Fleischman, Tommy Dewey as Magnus, Richa Moorjani as Aruna, Jake Picking as Tommy White, Blake Anderson as Leroy, Duby Maduegbunam as Benson, and Aliyah Turner as Zoé Debay while Justin Theroux and Uche Agada were promoted as series regulars for the second season. In October 2025, Ray Romano joined the cast in a recasting, replacing Townsend.