Watch Running Point Online in 4K: Netflix Sports Comedy Guide

Running Point is a Netflix sports comedy series starring Kate Hudson as a woman unexpectedly thrust into running her family's professional basketball team — a premise that combines sports drama, workplace comedy, and the kind of sharp social observation that Mindy Kaling has built a television career on. If you want to know how to watch Running Point online in 4K, this guide covers both seasons, the full cast, the creative team, and how to stream with InfinityTV.

What is Running Point?

Running Point is an American sports comedy television series created by Elaine Ko, Mindy Kaling, Ike Barinholtz, and David Stassen that premiered on Netflix on February 27, 2025.

The series follows Isla Gordon (Kate Hudson), described as a reformed party girl and former coordinator of charitable endeavors for her family's professional basketball franchise — the fictional Los Angeles Waves. When Isla's brother Cam is forced to step down from his role as team president under scandal, Isla is unexpectedly installed in his place, becoming the most powerful person in the organization despite having no formal business or sports management credentials.

What follows is a workplace comedy about a genuinely competent woman navigating a male-dominated industry that has already made up its mind about her, while trying to manage players, staff, family members, media, and her own complicated feelings about what she actually wants.

The creative team

Mindy Kaling is the highest-profile name attached to Running Point as co-creator and executive producer. Kaling's television career began with The Office (NBC), where she served as writer, producer, and actor from 2005 to 2013. She subsequently created The Mindy Project (Fox/Hulu, 2012-2017), Never Have I Ever (Netflix, 2020-2023), The Sex Lives of College Girls (HBO Max, 2021-2023), and About a Girl (Netflix). Her brand of comedy — character-driven, specific about social dynamics, and built around female protagonists who are funny because they are fully realised rather than because they are punchlines — is the template for Running Point.

Elaine Ko is a writer and producer who worked on Grey's Anatomy and Big Sky before joining the Running Point team as co-creator. Ko's background in medical and procedural drama brings a structural discipline to the sports comedy format.

Ike Barinholtz is a writer and performer (Mindy Project, Blockers) who has collaborated with Kaling before, and David Stassen rounds out the creative quartet.

Cast

Kate Hudson as Isla Gordon is the show's anchor and driving force. Hudson is best known for her film career — including Almost Famous (2000), How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003), and Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022) — and Running Point marks her most substantial regular television role. She brings an ease and warmth to Isla that makes the character's competence legible even when the show is playing her situation for comedy.

Brenda Song plays Ali Lee, a team executive. Drew Tarver plays Sandy Gordon, Isla's brother. Scott MacArthur plays Ness Gordon, another family member involved in the team's operations.

The supporting cast fills in the world of the Los Angeles Waves with players, coaches, agents, and media figures whose relationships with Isla and each other generate the show's comic and dramatic engine.

Season 1 — the beginning (February 2025)

The first season of Running Point premiered February 27, 2025, on Netflix. The season established Isla's character, her relationship with the team, and the specific challenges of running a professional sports franchise from a position of institutional inexperience but genuine intelligence.

The show was praised for Hudson's performance, for the warmth of the ensemble, and for Kaling's ability to write workplace comedy that is specific about its setting. The basketball world — agents, player contracts, media pressure, arena management — is treated with enough detail to feel researched rather than generic, while remaining accessible to viewers who do not follow the NBA.

Season 2 — expansion (April 2026)

Season 2 premiered on April 23, 2026, on Netflix. The series was renewed for Season 3 on May 13, 2026, confirming Running Point as one of Netflix's ongoing comedy successes.

Season 2 developed Isla's authority within the organization and expanded the show's ensemble, introducing new characters while deepening the existing relationships. The season built on the first season's foundation with more confident writing and a clearer sense of what the show was.

Why Running Point works

Kate Hudson's performance. Isla is written to be taken seriously as a professional even when the comedy comes from her inexperience. Hudson plays her as someone who is genuinely figuring it out — making smart choices, making mistakes, and growing — rather than as a fish-out-of-water joke. That specificity is the difference between a character study and a sketch.

The sports world as comedy setting. Professional sports organizations are genuinely funny institutional environments — the economics are bizarre, the personalities are extreme, and the gap between how sports are presented publicly and what happens privately is wide enough to sustain many seasons of material. Running Point uses all of this.

Mindy Kaling's track record. Kaling's shows have a consistent quality baseline because she builds comedy around character specificity and social observation rather than situation. Never Have I Ever and The Sex Lives of College Girls both demonstrated that she can sustain ensemble casts over multiple seasons without losing the individual voices that make each show distinct.

Where does Running Point stream?

Running Point is a Netflix Original and streams exclusively on Netflix. Both seasons are currently available, with Season 3 confirmed. InfinityTV carries Running Point in its 150,000+ Movies & Series library.

How to watch Running Point in 4K with InfinityTV

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What to watch after Running Point

• Ted Lasso (Apple TV+) — the most acclaimed sports comedy series of the decade, about an American football coach taking over an English soccer club. Essential viewing for Running Point fans.
• Abbott Elementary (ABC/Hulu) — Mindy Kaling's The Office spiritual successor is made by the current generation of broadcast comedy writers; Running Point shares its sensibility.
• Never Have I Ever (Netflix) — Mindy Kaling's earlier Netflix series, demonstrating the same character-driven comedy approach in a high-school setting.
• The Mindy Project (Hulu) — Kaling's own creation and performance vehicle, where the Running Point formula was developed over six seasons.
• Winning Time (HBO) — a more dramatic portrait of the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1980s, for viewers interested in the real-world counterpart to the Waves.

For more comedy and sports series recommendations, see our guides to top series to watch and the best new shows streaming now.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need to watch Running Point seasons in order? Yes. The show has a continuous character arc for Isla and the Los Angeles Waves across seasons. Watch Season 1 before Season 2 for the full experience.

Who created Running Point? The series was co-created by Elaine Ko, Mindy Kaling, Ike Barinholtz, and David Stassen. Mindy Kaling serves as executive producer.

How many seasons of Running Point are there? Two seasons are currently available (Season 1: February 2025; Season 2: April 2026). Netflix renewed the series for Season 3 in May 2026.

Is the Los Angeles Waves a real basketball team? No. The Los Angeles Waves is a fictional professional basketball team created for the series. The show draws on real NBA culture and business practices to make the team feel authentic, but the team, its players, and its history are invented.

Is Running Point suitable for viewers who do not follow basketball? Yes. The show is written so that basketball knowledge is an enhancement rather than a requirement. Isla's perspective as a relative newcomer to the industry means the show explains its world to the audience as it explains it to her.

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