{"id":566226,"date":"2026-03-26T19:30:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T19:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/566226\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T19:30:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T19:30:09","slug":"running-point-season-2-trailer-octavia-spencer-nicole-richie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/566226\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Running Point’ Season 2 Trailer: Octavia Spencer, Nicole Richie"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tKate Hudson<\/a> is getting back on the court for the second season of the Netflix sports comedy \u201cRunning Point<\/a>,\u201d returning as Isla Gordon, the sharp but underestimated executive who unexpectedly finds herself running the fictional basketball team, the Los Angeles Waves.<\/p>\n

\n\tAnd the new episodes of the show, from executive producers Mindy Kaling<\/a>, Ike Barinholtz and David Stassen, appear to take advantage of Hudson\u2019s soft-shoe skills by putting the two-time Oscar nominee at center court with the team\u2019s dancers.<\/p>\n

\n\tSeason 1 saw Isla \u2014 who, as the only daughter of the team\u2019s owner, was often overlooked by her late father and undermined by her brothers (Drew Tarver, Scott MacArthur and Justin Theroux) \u2014 find her footing in her new role. But, in Season 2, which begins streaming on April 23, she\u2019s no longer the surprise choice to lead the Waves; now, she\u2019s the one with the target on her back. <\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cWith the franchise finally rebounding after last year\u2019s scandal, Isla is determined to prove she\u2019s not just keeping the seat warm for her brother Cam (Theroux),\u201d a synopsis teases. \u201cWhat she doesn\u2019t know is that Cam is quietly maneuvering behind the scenes to reclaim his post, turning every misstep into ammunition.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Season 2 trailer promises more hijinks and hilarity as Isla navigates the pressures of running the family business and navigating the high-stakes world of professional basketball, while balancing the drama of her personal life (with Max Greenfield and Jay Ellis as romantic interests). The ensemble cast includes Brenda Song, Fabrizio Guido, Chet Hanks, Toby Sandeman and Uche Agada, and recurring guest star Ray Romano, who plays the Waves\u2019 new head coach.<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tIke Barinholtz (far right, as Cousin Bennie) joins Drew Tarver, Justin Theroux, Kate Hudson and Scott MacArthur in \u201cRunning Point\u201d season 2. <\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKatrina Marcinowski\/Netflix 2025<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tNicole Richie (as Nicole Vark), Octavia Spencer (as Diane Robicheaux) and Lisa Rinna in \u201cRunning Point\u201d season 2.<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tKate Hudson (as Isla Gordon) and Scott Speedman (as Luke McShay) in \u201cRunning Point\u201d season 2.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKatrina Marcinowski\/Netflix 2025<\/p>\n

\n\tThe clip also reveals guest appearances by series co-creator Barinholtz, who plays the Gordon family\u2019s kooky cousin Bennie, and Lisa Rinna, who appears as herself. Octavia Spencer (Hudson\u2019s co-star in the Apple series \u201cTruth Be Told\u201d), Nicole Richie and Scott Speedman also appear as new characters. <\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cRunning Point\u201d also features recurring guest stars: Roberto Sanchez, Jon Glaser, Scott Evans, Rob Huebel, Marissa Reyes, Blake Anderson, Ken Marino, Tommy Dewey, Richa Moorjani, Aliyah Turner and Jake Picking.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cEvery decision on and off the court counts,\u201d the synopsis explains. \u201cTo survive the family power plays and the scrutiny of the board, she\u2019ll have to rip up last season\u2019s game plan and come up with a whole new playbook if she wants to close out the season on top.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cRunning Point\u201d debuted last February and was quickly renewed for a second season. The show ultimately spent five weeks in Netflix\u2019s global English Top 10 TV chart. Mindy Kaling, Barinholtz and David Stassen serve as writers and executive producers, with Stassen also serving as showrunner. <\/p>\n

\n\tIn addition to starring in the series, Hudson executive produces alongside Howard Klein, the Los Angeles Lakers\u2019 Jeanie Buss<\/a> and Linda Rambis. Jordan Rambis serves as producer. The series is produced by Kaling International in association with Warner Bros. Television, where Kaling is under an overall deal.<\/p>\n

\n\tWatch the full trailer below: <\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Kate Hudson is getting back on the court for the second season of the Netflix sports comedy \u201cRunning…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":566227,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[64,63,134,16127,158960,239868,427],"class_list":{"0":"post-566226","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tv","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-kate-hudson","12":"tag-mindy-kaling","13":"tag-running-point","14":"tag-tv"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/566226","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=566226"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/566226\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/566227"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=566226"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=566226"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=566226"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}