Kate Hudson's Basketball Comedy Series Unveils Official Title & First-Look Photos
Running Point. Kate Hudson as Isla Gordon in Episode 101 of Running Point. Cr. Katrina Marcinowski/Netflix © 2024

Kate Hudson’s Basketball Comedy Series Unveils Official Title & First-Look Photos

Netflix has released the first-look photos from Mindy Kaling’s upcoming basketball comedy series, which has finally been titled Running Point.

The photos introduces Golden Globe winner Kate Hudson as her character suddenly becomes the president of her family’s professional basketball franchise. This marks Hudson’s first major TV project as the solo lead after making appearances in shows like Glee and Truth Be Told. The 10-episode basketball comedy series is expected to arrive in 2025.

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Running Point hails from writer and executive producer by Mindy Kaling (Never Have I Ever), Ike Barinholtz, and David Stassen, with the latter also serving as the showrunner. The series also stars Brenda Song, Drew Tarver, Scott MacArthur, Fabrizio Guido, Toby Sandeman, Chet Hanks, Max Greenfield, Keyla Monterroso Mejia, Roberto Sanchez, Uche Agada, and Dane DiLiegro. It is executive produced by Hudson, Howard Klein, Jeanie Buss and Linda Rambis, with Jordan Rambis producing.

“When a scandal forces her brother to resign, Isla Gordon is appointed President of the Los Angeles Waves, one of the most storied professional basketball franchises, and her family business,” reads the logline. “Ambitious and often overlooked, Isla will have to prove to her skeptical brothers, the board, and the larger sports community that she was the right choice for the job, especially in the unpredictable, male-dominated world of sports.”

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