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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 (Sia’s Music), so it certainly has something going for it.
As part of a dysfunctional family, her brother, Cam Gordon (Justin Theroux – Beetlejuice Beetlejuice), 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 – No Hard Feelings) 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 – Fantastic Four (2015)), with or without the help of her assistant/best friend Ali Lee (Brenda Song – The Social Network). 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 – Black As Night), 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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