Netflix’s new basketball comedy also features Drew Tarver, Justin Theroux, Brenda Song, and more.
Can she overcome the naysayers and lead the team to victory?
We’ll be honest here we don’t love the show.
Kate Hudson in ‘Running Point’.Credit:Courtesy of Netflix
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Hudson leadsRunning PointIsla Gordon, the new president of the fictional Los Angeles Waves.
It was really fun to play all of those things.
Kate Hudson as Isla Gordon in ‘Running Point’.Courtesy of Netflix; Kevin Winter/Getty
It was a completely new experience, she added.
I’d never been on a show where you do so much in one day.
You would shoot a scene from two completely different episodes.
Drew Tarver as Sandy Gordon in ‘Running Point’.Courtesy of Netflix; Lila Seeley/Getty
I was like, This is a whole new world."
So then he starts to drift into this territory of being less of the voice of reason himself.
As Ness, yet another Gordon sibling, MacArthur plays the Waves' general manager.
Scott MacArthur as Ness Gordon in ‘Running Point’.Katrina Marcinowski/Netflix; River Callaway/Variety via Getty
A former athlete himself, he’s a touch dim but plenty sympathetic.
“Ali is the person that I want to be,” Songrecently told EW.
“I want to be no-holds-barred, to have no filter.
Brenda Song as Ali Lee in ‘Running Point’.Courtesy of Netflix; Amy Sussman/WireImage
He also appeared in 2023’sGood Burgersequelalongside Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell.
I said, If I dont get this role, Im just going to quit acting, HankstoldEsquireofRunning Point.
It was just uncanny its almost like it was written for me, but it wasnt.
Fabrizio Guido as Jackie in ‘Running Point’.Courtesy of Netflix; River Callaway/Variety via Getty
So I basically get to be a slightly exaggerated version of myself.
He’s also a prize-winning athlete, having earned two gold medals at the European Athletics U23 Championships.
So even when we were on the court, even though it wasnt real, sometimes it felt real.
Chet Hanks as Travis Bugg in ‘Running Point’.Katrina Marcinowski/Netflix; Charley Gallay/Getty
In 2023, he portrayed Jesus Christ himself onHistory of the World, Part II.
And he’s bringing all of that experience to his role as Waves coach Jay Brown.
I thought about injuries, like guys who had gotten hurt.
Toby Sandeman as Marcus Winfield in ‘Running Point’.Courtesy of Netflix; Unique Nicole/FilmMagic
And Im only also a year or two removed from playing myself [in the show].
It was an interesting experience.
He also created and starred in the cult Adult Swim seriesDelocatedandNeon Joe Werewolf Hunter.
Jay Ellis as Jay Brown in ‘Running Point’.Katrina Marcinowski/Netflix; Amy Sussman/Getty
As Sean Murphy, a caustic sports commentator, Glaser gets to play one of Isla’s chief naysayers.
He also worked as a screenwriter on films likeTropic Thunder(2008) andIron Man 2(2010).
It’s Cam who names Isla as his successor after he goes to rehab.
Jon Glaser as Sean Murphy in ‘Running Point’.Katrina Marcinowski/Netflix; Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty
Justin Theroux as Cam Gordon in ‘Running Point’.Courtesy of Netflix; Kristina Bumphrey/Variety via Getty
