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Running Point is a basketball comedy series, so while it’s a sport rarely heard about in the UK, it does star Kate Hudson, so it certainly has something going for it.
As part of a dysfunctional family, her brother, Cam Gordon (Justin Theroux), ends up in hospital after discovering driving whilst being high on cocaine is a bad idea, leading to sister Isla (Hudson) being made President of the family basketball team, the L.A. Waves.
Cam, along with brothers Sandy (Drew Tarver) and Ness (Scott MacArthur) all have various problems and abilities, and it’s clear Isla doesn’t really know too much about the sport – such as whether or not to sack obstreperous player Travis Bugg (Chet Hanks), with or without the help of her assistant/best friend Ali Lee (Brenda Song). In fact, she knows as much about the sport as me!
There’s a lot of chat about making deals, trading players like it’s Basketball Manager 2025 on Xbox Game Pass, plus the introduction of youthful snack seller Jackie Moreno (Fabrizio Guido), who helps Isla as she gets knocked over by two players, while being in awe of her, and yes, it has some humourous lines, but ones that I simply acknowledge, none that I actually vocally laugh out loud for.
However, for me, Running Point feels all very obvious, with the brothers being unhappy she’s taken over – even though you just know she’s going to do better at the job than all of them put together. It’s like one of Kate Hudson’s mother’s – i.e. Golden Hawn – 1980s 90-minute comedies dragged out to ten hours.
Thanks to our friends at Netflix for the screener prior to release.
Running Point is not available to pre-order on Blu-ray or DVD, but is on Netflix from today.
Detailed specs:
Cert: 
Running time: 30 minutes per episode (10 episodes)
Release date: February 27th 2025
Studio: Netflix
Format: 2.00:1
Series Directors: James Ponsoldt, Michael Weaver
Producers: Erin Owens, Jordan Rambis, Akshara Sekar
Creator: David Stassen, Ike Barinholtz, Mindy Kaling, Elaine Ko
Writers: David Stassen, Ike Barinholtz, Mindy Kaling, Elaine Ko, Michael Chung, Bronson Diallo, Michael Rodriguez
Music: Joseph Stephens
Cast:
Isla Gordon: Kate Hudson
Sandy Gordon: Drew Tarver
Ness Gordon: Scott MacArthur
Cam Gordon: Justin Theroux
Ali Lee: Brenda Song
Travis Bugg: Chet Hanks
Lev Levyson: Max Greenfield
Badrag Knauss: Dane DiLiegro
Charlie: Scott Evans
Victor Coburn Jr: Justin Hurtt-Dunkley
Jackie Moreno: Fabrizio Guido
Sofia: Marissa Reyes
Marcus Winfield: Toby Sandeman
Bituin: Jessalyn Wanlim
Jay Brown: Jay Ellis
Badrag Knauss: Jon Glaser
Ana Moreno: Keyla Monterroso Mejia
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