Kate Hudson, Brenda Song, and Max Greenfield starring in a Netflix comedy written and produced by thee Mindy Kaling?? It sounds too good to be true, and yet… it’s true. Thank you, TV gods. The sports comedy series is set to premiere on Netflix on February 27, and it follows Isla Gordon, a newly appointed female president of the Los Angeles Waves basketball team. Per the logline, Isla becomes president of the team when her brother unexpectedly resigns, and she’ll “have to prove to her skeptical brothers, the board, and the larger sports community that she was the right choice.” Kate stars as Isla, Brenda plays the Waves chief of staff, and Max plays Isla’s fiancé.
Since I’m realistically gonna watch all 10 episodes of season 1 in a day or two, I’m already wondering if we’re gonna get more of this show. Will there be a Running Point season 2? Here’s everything we know about a potential second season so far.
Is Netflix’s Running Point Coming Back For Another Season?
There’s no word on a season 2 just yet. That being said, I’d be pretty shocked if Running Point was finished after just one season. Kate Hudson, Brenda Song and Max Greenfield are truly a dream team, and Mindy Kaling’s comedy series usually do super well. (Never Have I Ever lasted four seasons, and there have been three seasons of The Sex Lives of College Girls so far.) When it comes to comedy shows, the Office queen knows what she’s doing.
The show is loosely based on Jeanie Buss, the president of the Los Angeles Lakers, and Jeanie’s an executive producer on the series! In fact, it was her idea in the first place. “She’s in a very serious, stressful job but she loves comedy,” Mindy told AP about Jeanie. “She does not take herself seriously. That’s really rare when someone has that much power and that much to lose.”
Jeanie’s owned the Lakers for over a decade now, and it sounds like her journey in the basketball world could inspire several juicy and hilarious seasons of Running Point. “She’s had some extremely interesting things happen to her as the president of the Lakers,” Mindy said. “Some of it is she literally dated the coach for many years and she’s like, ‘Do whatever you want.’” (Jeanie had a relationship with former Lakers coach Phil Jackson.)
I’m guessing there will be a season 2 announcement not too long after season 1 drops on February 27. Stay tuned!! In the meantime, we have 10 episodes of season 1 to binge.
