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| Genre | Sports comedy |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
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| Producer | Jordan Rambis |
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| Network | Netflix |
Running Point is an upcoming American sports comedy series created by Elaine Ko, Mindy Kaling, Ike Barinholtz, and David Stassen, [1] and starring Kate Hudson. The series is scheduled to premiere on Netflix on February 27, 2025. [2]
| No. | Title | Directed by [3] | Written by [1] | Original release date [2] |
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| 1 | TBA | James Ponsoldt | Story by : Elaine Ko and Mindy Kaling & Ike Barinholtz & David Stassen Teleplay by : Mindy Kaling & Ike Barinholtz & David Stassen | February 27, 2025 |
| 2 | TBA | James Ponsoldt | Mindy Kaling | February 27, 2025 |
| 3 | TBA | TBA | Ike Barinholtz & David Stassen | February 27, 2025 |
| 4 | TBA | TBA | Grace Edwards | February 27, 2025 |
| 5 | TBA | TBA | Joe Mande | February 27, 2025 |
| 6 | TBA | TBA | Akshara Sekar | February 27, 2025 |
| 7 | TBA | TBA | Brandon Childs | February 27, 2025 |
| 8 | TBA | TBA | Michael Rodriguez | February 27, 2025 |
| 9 | TBA | TBA | Michael Chung & Bronson Diallo | February 27, 2025 |
| 10 | TBA | TBA | Mindy Kaling and Ike Barinholtz & David Stassen | February 27, 2025 |
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. [4] The series was initially going to be written, executive produce, and showrun by Elaine Ko. [4]
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. [5] Stassen will also serve as the series showrunner. [5] In May 2024, the untitled series was given the name, Running Point. [6]
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. [6] Production companies involved with the series are Kaling's Kaling International, 3 Arts Entertainment, and Warner Bros. Television Studios. [6]
In January 2024, it was announced that Kate Hudson had joined the series as the protagonist, Isla Gordon, and also as an executive producer. [5] 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. [7] 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. [8]
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. [9] In May 2024, Jay Ellis joined the series as Jay Brown. [10] In June 2024, Scott Evans joined the series as Charlie. [3]
The series began filming in February 2024, in Los Angeles. [11] [12]
Running Point is slated to be released on Netflix on February 27, 2025. [2]
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