There are plenty of great sports movies available to stream on Netflix right now, but what about sports comedy series? Mindy Kaling is one of the creators of the new Netflix show Running Point, which just hit the 2025 TV schedule.

Kate Hudson and Mindy Kaling team up in Netflix basketball office comedy "Running Point," which is fun and funny, if something of a lightweight.

Hudson plays the daughter of a basketball franchise owner suddenly thrust into managing it, loosely inspired by L.A. Lakers president Jeanie Buss.

Kate Hudson's first leading television role in a new Netflix comedy series debuts with a solid, but not glowing Rotten Tomatoes score.

Netflix has just dropped a 10-part comedy series that marks Kate Hudson's significant debut on the small screen, and it's already dividing audiences. In the show, Hudson plays Isla Gordon, the sole daughter of a wealthy family behind a successful basketball franchise,

WHAT IT'S ABOUT The dysfunctional inner workings of an NBA franchise serve as the fodder for "Running Point," a comedy series starring Kate Hudson and arriving on Netflix from co-creator Mindy Kaling.

Moments after Isla Gordon (Kate Hudson) is named president of the Los Angeles Waves professional basketball team, her best friend/Waves’ Chief of Staff Ali Lee (Brenda Song) offers a warning along with her congratulations.

Typically, it pops up when someone misses a punchline or rushes their set-up, but in the case of Netflix's "Running Point," the problem is foundational. With so many broadly defined characters pivoting to do whatever the story requires,