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Kate Hudson (“How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days,” 2003) returns to Netflix’s sports comedy “Running Point,” premiering its second season Thursday, April 23. Kate Hudson and Brenda Song in “Running Point”
Cover Story Expanding the roster: Romano joins Season 2 ‘Running Point’ By Dana Simpson In October 2019, the NBA. com news site ran a piece titled “Women impacting NBA now more than ever.” The article, written by Associated Press journalist Kyle Hightower, shines a spotlight on the “recent trend” of seeing more women who are “directly impacting every aspect of the game — from broadcasting booths, to officiating, coaching on the sidelines, front-office executives to ownership.” In the article, basketball hall-of-famer and former NBA/WNBA coach Nancy Lieberman makes a point of noting that women in professional basketball is “not a fad” or a fluke, rather “it’s opportunities going to very accomplished women who have given their life to the game.” The Netflix series “Running Point” amplifies this desire that many women have for success in the sports
industry while also signaling the sexist and assumptions-based hurdles she must jump on her way to the top. Created by “The Studio” actor and “Celebrity Jeopardy!” champion Ike Barinholtz, sixtime Emmy nominee Mindy Kaling (“The Office”) and “Only Murders in the Building” producer Elaine Ko, the comedy series led by Kate Hudson (“How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days,” 2003) returns Thursday, April 23, for a second season on Netflix. “Running Point,” as a series, follows Isla Gordon (Hudson), who, “overlooked her whole life, is appointed [p]resident of the LA Waves basketball team, a family business, when her brother enters rehab. She aims to prove she is the right choice despite skepticism.” And while the womanmust-prove-herself narrative is a dime a dozen in film and television (even the highly lauded HBO series “Suc-
cession” had an ongoing arc about the rise and fall of the Roy family’s only female heir, Shiv, played by “All Her Fault’s” Sarah Snook), the women of “Running Point” are empowering in that they are not asking to be included; they are taking space, whether the men around them like it or not. Unfortunately, in Season 2, it appears that one man in particular, Isla’s newly rehabilitated brother Cam (Justin Theroux, “The Mosquito Coast”), is doing everything he can to interrupt his sister’s unexpected success. “Isla Gordon is no longer the surprise choice to lead the Los Angeles Waves, she’s the one everyone is watching,” reads the series’ official synopsis. “With the franchise finally rebounding after last year’s scandal, Isla is determined to prove she’s not just keeping the seat warm for her brother Cam. What she doesn’t know is that Cam is quietly maneuvering behind
the scenes to reclaim his post, turning every misstep into ammunition. As she tries to balance the pressure of running a franchise with devoting time to her personal life, every decision on and off the court counts.” Series co-star Brenda Song (“The Social Network,” 2010) returns to “Running Point” Season 2 as LA Waves chief of staff Ali Lee, who also happens to be Isla’s best friend. Also returning from the main cast are Drew Tarver (“The Other Two”) as Isla’s younger half-brother and Waves CFO Sandy Gordon; Scott MacArthur (“The Righteous Gemstones”) as Ness Gordon, Waves GM and Isla’s older brother; Fabrizio Guido (“Mr. Iglesias”) as Jackie Moreno, the Gordons’ newest half-brother; Chet Hanks (“Your Honor”) as Waves point guard Travis Bugg; and Toby Sandeman (“The Game”) as Waves star player Marcus Winfield.
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