Running Point

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 and Chief Financial Officer of the Waves • Scott MacArthur as Ness Gordon, Isla's older brother and 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 • Uche Agada as Dyson Gibbs (season 2; • Adam DiMarco as Danny Pierce (season 2), a basketball coach LA Waves tries to poach ==Episodes==

Series overview Season 1 (2025) Season 2 (2026) ==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. Stassen will also serve as the series showrunner. 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. 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. 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. Filming The series began filming in February 2024, in Los Angeles. The outside of the Los Angeles Waves basketball stadium is the OVO Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland. During filming, Song's husband Macaulay Culkin visited the set and decided to cameo in the background. As the script had a heckler character, Culkin was invited to play him. Legal matter In February 2025, Pepperdine University sued Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery for alleged trademark infringement. The university claimed that the TV series used their team's logo, the Waves. Pepperdine University also accused Running Point for the use of their "basketball team's colors, orange and blue", highlighting the number 37 of a fictional player (number 37 also being synonymous to Pepperdine athletics), in addition to other similarities. ==Release==

Running Point was released on Netflix on February 27, 2025. The second season premiered on April 23, 2026. ==Reception==

Critical response For the first season, the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an 79% approval rating based on 53 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "Kate Hudson continuously makes three-pointer shots with her dynamite charisma in Running Point, carrying this amusing series while it straightens out its game strategy." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 64 out of 100 based on 25 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. The second season has an 89% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 9 critic reviews. On Metacritic, it has a weighted average score of 66 out of 100 based on 4 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Viewership According to data from Showlabs, Running Point ranked first on Netflix in the United States during the week of March 3–9, 2025. ==References==