Running Point season 2: key information
– Officially renewed in March
– Production began in August
– No release date revealed yet
– Main cast set to return
– Recurring guest stars have been announced
– No news on future seasons, but hopes for more
Running Point season 2 officially started production in August, which means we’re one step closer to getting back onto the court. And while we don’t have a release date yet for Netflix’s hit sports comedy, there’s still plenty to talk about when it comes to the return of the LA Waves and their fortuitous leader, Isla (Kate Hudson).
Navigating what it means to run a basketball team was the core of season 1, and it looks like season 2 is set to carry the torch, no doubt with increasing drama for Isla as she struggles not only with her business life, but her personal one, too. Here’s everything we know so far about Running Point season 2 from release date prediction, confirmed cast, plot rumors, news and more.
Running Point season 2: is there a release date?
We don’t have a Running Point season 2 release date just yet, but we do have some exciting news to share. Thanks to an Instagram selfie from Kate Hudson, aka Isla Gordon, on August 15, it was revealed that Running Point season 2 is officially in production.
The show’s renewal was confirmed in an official X/Twitter post just a week after season 1 was released on Netflix. And in the post, Hudson says: “A good basketball team owner knows when to listen to fans. So we hear you. And so did Netflix. Running Point is officially coming back for season two!”
If I were to predict a release date, I’d take a look back at how filming for season 1 commenced in Feburary 2024 and the show released a year later.
So, if the Running Point season 2 is back in production, it feels like we’re looking at a mid-to-late 2026 release date.
Running Point season 2: has a trailer been released?
There’s no Running Point season 2 trailer just yet, which is not all that surprising considering the cast and crew only got back to filming in August.
The season 1 trailer dropped around a month before the show dropped on Netflix. So, if the show turns up in mid-to-late 2026, the trailer will also show up around that time, too. I’ll be sure to update here as soon as it does.
Running Point season 2: confirmed cast
Thanks to Tudum, we have plenty to say about the returning cast and new joiners for Running Point season 2. Here’s the names we know so far:
- Kate Hudson as Isla Gordon
- Brenda Song as Ali Lee
- Justin Theroux as Cam Gordon
- Scott MacArthur as Ness Gordon
- Drew Tarver as Sandy Gordon
- Fabrizio Guido as Jackie Moreno
- Chet Hanks as Travis Bugg
- Max Greenfield as Lev Levenson
- Jay Ellis as Jay Brown
- Roberto Sanchez as Stephen Ramirez
- Tom Sandeman as Marcus Winfield
- Uche Agada as Dyson Gibbs
- Jon Glaser as Sean Murphy
- Scott Evans as Charlie
- Rob Huebel as Clint
- Marissa Reyes as Sofia
- Justin Hurtt-Dunkley as Victor Coburn Jr.
- Robert Townsend as Norm Stinson
- Ken Marino as Al Fleischman
- Tommy Dewey as Magnus
- Richa Moorjani as Aruna
- Jake Picking as Tommy White
- Blake Anderson as Leroy
- Duby Maduegbunam as Benson
- Aliyah Turner as Zoé Debay
So, as the main cast return, there’s also the news of new recurring guest stars. And fortunately, thanks to Tudum, we know a fair bit about the new star’s roles.
It’s been revealed that Robert Townsend will play Norm Stinson, “an excellent (and grouchy) veteran basketball coach who knows how to get the best out of his teams, but not always how to communicate.”
Ken Marino will play Al Fleischman, “the self-appointed ‘toilet king of Orange County,’ who wants better courtside seats to the LA Waves. Tommy Dewey joins as Magnus, “the general manager of the Toronto Trappers”, and Richa Moorjani joins as Aruna, “the LA Waves’ incredibly blunt star accountant to can finagle her way around any number of financial hurdles.
Then, there’s Jake Picking as Tommy White, “the LA Waves’ new pretty-boy star point guard”, Blake Anderson as Leroy, “Cam’s wild, sober companion”, and Duby Maduegbunam as Benson, “the newest basketball player on the LA Waves.” Finally, Aliyah Turner joins as Zoé Debay, “a beautiful and confident former child star who’s now on the verge of becoming an A-list actor.”
Running Point season 2: story synopsis and rumors
Full spoilers for Running Point season 1 to follow.
Running Point season 1 centred around Isla (Kate Hudson) taking over as the president of her family’s business – running fictional basketball team, the LA Waves. And, I’m pretty sure given how season 1 went down, that season 2 will be much of the same with serious business going down, as well as a lot of laughs along the way.
As Isla navigates getting her head in the game, she struggles with how to take charge in a male-dominated world, not helped by her unruly brothers trying to cut her off at every pass, as well as players she can’t manage to control either.
And to throw it into the already-overwhelming mix, there’s the wildly emotionally-confusing love triangle that forms between her, her fiancé, Lev (Max Greenfield) and the team’s coach, Jay Brown (Jay Ellis).
Which, if you’ve seen the season 1 finale, you’ll know ended with a kiss between Jay and Isla, which is a cliffhanger that certainly needs unpacking in season 2.
Fortunately, speaking to TheWrap, the show’s co-creator Ike Barinholtz reveals season 2 will do just that: “We do not know where it’s going to go yet, but I can assure you it’s going to be hot.”
To which co-creator Mindy Kaling adds: “But then you have Max (Lev) – he’s not just like some loser at home, playing video games; he’s a doctor, a handsome doctor, who loves her. We just love making it hard for her.”
But, when it comes to picking up from where the Waves were left in the season 1 finale, losing game seven of the playoffs, Kaling says it’s all part of the bigger plan: “It felt like if she lost, she’s more on her heels, and that it would make the next season going into it a little bit more difficult for her than coming back as a reigning champ.”
While we don’t have an official Running Point season 2 plot synopsis just yet, Kaling revealed in March, months before production commenced, that they’d been developing potential storylines: “We have little ideas, because we are like we believe these characters are real, and we would like to think about what they are doing and having other adventures.”
Will there be more seasons of Running Point?
There’s no news on any future seasons of Running Point yet. But, showrunner David Stassen (working alongside long-time collaborators Mindy Kaling and Ike Barinholtz) told The Hollywood Reporter that they have plenty more ideas for more: “If we were given carte blanche, I think we could do 10 to 20 (episodes) a year.”
Adding: “We can obviously do 10. But 10 is easy. Let’s keep going.” So, whether Running Point season 2 will run longer than the ten episodes of season 1, or if the creators plan to save up more episodes for another season, we’ll have to wait and see. But, Stassen clearly thinks they can do it!
Plus, if it comes down to whether they want to do it, speaking to TheWrap, Kaling said: “This is the most fun show I think I’ve ever worked on – I love these guys so much. I love the cast… we really hope we can do this till the end of our days.”
For more Netflix-based coverage, read our guides to Nobody Wants This season 2, Stranger Things season 5, The Four Seasons season 2, and One Piece season 2.
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