Kate Hudson gets back in the game in Season 2 of Running Point, now streaming on Netflix. Get a taste of the new season with the trailer and first look photos.
Season 1 of Running Point was a slam dunk when it came out last spring, so it was no surprise when the basketball comedy was swiftly renewed for a second. Mindy Kaling’s series charts basketball heiress Isla Gordon’s (Hudson) unexpected ascent from reformed party girl to LA Waves president: When her eldest brother Cam (Justin Theroux) goes to rehab, he names his often-overlooked sister as his replacement.
Season 2 opens with a bang: Cam comes back from rehab early. He insists he doesn’t want to take back his old job, but over the course of the season, he reveals himself to be just one of several people trying to sabotage Isla. Season 2 delivers the same warmth and wit as its predecessor and adds some hilarious actors to the roster. Keep reading to meet the new cast members, get a refresher on Season 1, and debrief that shocking twist in the Season 2 finale.
With Cam now back in the mix and a new basketball season in full swing, the Gordons have their hands full. During Season 2, the LA Waves adjust to a new coach, momentarily lose a key member of the team to a Canadian rival, tackle locker room drama when two players fight over a girl, improve the LA Waves City Dancers’ contracts, and face off against former colleague Jay Brown’s (Jay Ellis) Boston team in their most important game yet. Read more about the highs, lows, and hijinks of Season 2 of Running Point on Tudum.
Season 1 follows Isla after she’s unexpectedly appointed president of her family business, the Los Angeles Waves basketball team. With best friend and chief of staff Ali (Brenda Song) by her side, Isla navigates the antics of the male-dominated basketball world with little help from her chaotic brothers (played by Theroux, Scott MacArthur, Drew Tarver, and Fabrizio Guido) or unruly players, including live-wire rapper Travis Bugg (Chet Hanks) and accomplished star player Marcus Winfield (Toby Sandeman). Despite their best efforts, in the season finale, the LA Waves lose the championship game, and Isla finds herself in a confusing love triangle between the team’s coach, Jay, and her fiancé Lev (Max Greenfield).
Here are the actors reprising their roles:
There are also a few recurring cast members stepping off the bench to become regulars in Season 2:
This is just the tip of the iceberg of funny people joining the show. Learn more about the Season 2 cast of Running Point on Tudum. Watch Hudson on Skip Intro with Krista Smith exclusively on Netflix or listen wherever you get your podcasts.
Mindy Kaling (Never Have I Ever), Ike Barinholtz (The Studio, The Mindy Project), and David Stassen (The Mindy Project) return to showrun, write, and executive produce Season 2. Los Angeles Lakers governor and minority owner Jeanie Buss, from whom the series took inspiration, and Lakers’ manager of special projects Linda Rambis also continue to executive produce Season 2, alongside Howard Klein (The Office) and Michael Weaver (Little Fires Everywhere), who also directs.
“We are so thrilled to be able to deliver a Season 2 of Running Point to the fans of the show,” Kaling told Tudum when the renewal was first announced. “We still cannot believe the response from audiences — thank you to everyone who has watched! Thank you to our partners at Netflix, Warner Brothers, our star who brought this show to life, Kate Hudson, and, of course, executive producers Jeanie Buss and Linda Rambis, without whom there would be no Running Point.”
Running Point is now streaming. Will the LA Waves redeem themselves after the Season 1 finale? Head to Netflix to find out.
