Running Point Season 2 Drops Casting Bombshell: Fan Favorites Return as Fresh Faces Join the Netflix Hit
Netflix has locked in the Season 2 roster for Running Point, with Golden Globe winner Kate Hudson returning as Isla Gordon, the president of the Los Angeles Waves. New faces and returning favorites join the cast as the series gears up for its next tipoff.
Netflix is running it back with Running Point Season 2, and yes, Kate Hudson is still quarterbacking the whole thing as Isla Gordon. If you liked Season 1’s mix of front-office chaos, celebrity mess, and basketball soap, this lineup doubles down on all of it.
Who is back, and who is new this season
- Returning series regulars: Drew Tarver as Sandy, Scott MacArthur as Ness, Brenda Song as Ali, Fabrizio Guido as Jackie, Chet Hanks as Travis, Toby Sandeman as Marcus, Uche Agada as Dyson, and Justin Theroux as Cam.
- Returning recurring guests: Max Greenfield as Lev, Jay Ellis as Jay, Roberto Sanchez as Stephen, Jon Glaser as Sean, Scott Evans as Charlie, Rob Huebel as Clint, Marissa Reyes as Sofia, and Justin Hurtt-Dunkley as Victor.
- New recurring additions: Robert Townsend (The Bear) as Norm Stinson, Ken Marino (The Residence) as Al Fleischman, Tommy Dewey (Saturday Night) as Magnus, Richa Moorjani (Never Have I Ever) as Aruna, Jake Picking (Top Gun: Maverick) as Tommy White, Blake Anderson (Workaholics) as Leroy, Duby Maduegbunam (Caught Up) as Benson, and Aliyah Turner (Power Book III: Raising Kanan) as Zoé Debay.
The new characters, decoded
Townsend’s Norm Stinson is the classic grizzled lifer coach: great at squeezing wins out of a roster, slightly less great at not growling through every conversation.
Marino’s Al Fleischman calls himself the "toilet king of Orange County," which is both specific and exactly the kind of guy who would hustle harder for courtside seats than most players hustle for a rebound.
Dewey’s Magnus runs the Toronto Trappers. Yes, a rival front office is stepping into the picture. Expect trade calls. Maybe some tampering jokes. The team is fictional, but the energy is very real.
Moorjani’s Aruna is the Waves’ blunt-force accountant who can nudge the numbers into shape when reality (or a salary cap) refuses to cooperate.
Picking’s Tommy White is the Waves’ new pretty-boy star point guard, which sounds like the PR dream and the PR fire at the same time.
Anderson’s Leroy is Cam’s wild, sober sidekick, which feels like a walking contradiction designed for maximum story chaos.
Maduegbunam’s Benson is the newest player to land on the Waves roster, while Turner’s Zoé Debay is a former child star on the verge of a very grown-up A-list moment.
Who is steering the ship
Running Point comes from Mindy Kaling, Ike Barinholtz, and David Stassen, with Stassen running the room as showrunner. Kate Hudson is also an executive producer, alongside Howard Klein, Jeanie Buss, and Linda Rambis, with Jordan Rambis producing. If you are hearing some inside-baseball (well, basketball) vibes there, you’re not wrong: Buss and the Rambis crew are real-life Lakers power players, which gives the show some authentic front-office DNA baked in.
So... how did Season 1 do?
It pulled a Certified Fresh 79% on Rotten Tomatoes, stayed in Netflix’s Global English Top 10 TV list for five weeks, and cracked the Top 10 in 83 countries. Not bad for a rookie season.
"When a scandal forces her brother to resign, Isla Gordon is appointed President of the Los Angeles Waves, one of the most storied professional basketball franchises, and her family business. Ambitious and often overlooked, Isla will have to prove to her skeptical brothers, the board, and the larger sports community that she was the right choice for the job, especially in the unpredictable, male-dominated world of sports."
TL;DR: Hudson’s back running the Waves, the bench is deep, the new faces look deliberately combustible, and the show still has that mix of glossy comedy and sports-world ego that made the first run such an easy binge. And yes, Chet Hanks is back. Of course he is.