Running Point
Promotional release poster
Genre	Sports comedy
Created by	Elaine Ko and Mindy Kaling & Ike Barinholtz & David Stassen
Showrunners	Mindy Kaling Ike Barinholtz David Stassen
Starring	Kate Hudson Drew Tarver Scott MacArthur Brenda Song Fabrizio Guido Chet Hanks Toby Sandeman
Music by	Joseph Stephens
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	10
Production
Executive producers	Mindy Kaling Ike Barinholtz David Stassen Howard Klein Jeanie Buss Linda Rambis Michael Weaver Kate Hudson James Ponsoldt
Producers	Akshara Sekar Jordan Rambis Erin Owens
Cinematography	Marco Fargnoli
Editors	Mat Greenleaf Diana Fishman
Running time	26–33 minutes
Production companies	Kaling International 23/34 Productions 3 Arts Entertainment Warner Bros. Television Studios
Original release
Network	Netflix
Release	February 27, 2025 (2025-02-27)

Running Point is an American sports comedy series created by Elaine Ko, Mindy Kaling, Ike Barinholtz, and David Stassen,^[1] and starring Kate Hudson. The series premiered on Netflix on February 27, 2025.^[2]

• 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 second 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

• Jay Ellis as Jay Brown, the head coach of the Waves
• Dane DiLiegro as Badrag Krause, a Waves player from Eastern Europe
• Jon Glaser as Sean Murphy
• Keyla Monterroso Mejia as Ana Moreno, Jackie's cousin who is a lawyer
• Uche Agada as Dyson Gibbs, the rookie player of the Waves who was drafted from the D-League
• Roberto Sanchez as Stephen Ramirez, the chairman of the board 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
• Max Greenfield as Lev Levenson, Isla's fiancé who is a pediatrician
• Scott Evans as Charlie, Sandy's boyfriend who is a dog groomer

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.^[3] The series was initially going to be written, executive produced, and showrun by Elaine Ko.^[3]

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.^[4] Stassen will also serve as the series showrunner.^[4] In May 2024, the untitled series was given the name, Running Point.^[5]

The series will be executive produced by Mindy Kaling, Ike Barinholtz, David Stassen, Jeanie Buss, Linda Rambis, Howard Klein, and Kate Hudson, and produced by Jordan Rambis.^[5] Production companies involved with the series are Kaling's Kaling International, 3 Arts Entertainment, and Warner Bros. Television Studios.^[5]

In January 2024, it was announced that Kate Hudson had joined the series as the protagonist, Isla Gordon, and also as an executive producer.^[4] 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.^[6] 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.^[7]

In March 2024, it was announced that Max Greenfield had joined the series as Lev Levy, Dane DiLiegro as Badrag Knauss, and Uche Agada as Dyson Gibbs.^[8] In May 2024, Jay Ellis joined the series as Jay Brown.^[9] In June 2024, Scott Evans joined the series as Charlie.^[10]

The series began filming in February 2024, in Los Angeles.^[11]

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.^[12] Pepperdine University also accused Running Point for the used of their "basketball team's colors, orange and blue" and promoting the number 37 on a fictional basketball player.^[13]

Running Point was released on Netflix on February 27, 2025.^[2]

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an 80% approval rating with an average rating of 6/10, based on 30 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."^[14] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 64 out of 100 based on 20 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.^[15]

• Running Point on Netflix
• Running Point at IMDb