Netfix has rounded out cast for Season 2 of basketball comedy Running Point, adding eight in recurring roles. We’ll also be seeing more of Justin Theroux, who plays Cam Gordon, and Uche Agada as Dyson Gibbs, both of whom were upped to series regulars. Production is underway in Los Angeles.
Robert Townsend (The Bear), Ken Marino (The Residence), Tommy Dewey (Casual), Richa Moorjani (Never Have I Ever), Jake Picking (best Gun: Maverick), Blake Anderson (Workaholics) Duby Maduegbunam (Caught Up) and Aliyah Turner (Power Book III: Raising Kanan) have joined the recurring cast in the series starring Kate Hudson.
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.
Marino will portray Al Fleischman, the self-appointed “toilet king of Orange County” who wants better courtside seats to the Los Angeles Waves.
Dewey is Magnus, the general manager of the Toronto Trappers.
Moorjani plays Aruna, the Los Angeles Waves’ incredibly blunt star accountant who can finagle her way around any number of financial hurdles.
Picking will portray Tommy White, the Los Angeles Waves’ new pretty-boy star point guard.
Anderson is Leroy, Cam’s wild, sober companion.
Maduegbunam plays Benson, the newest basketball player on the Los Angeles Waves.
Turner portrays Zoé Debay, a beautiful and confident former child star who’s immediately on the verge of becoming an A-list actress.
Justin Theroux as Cam and Uche Agada as Dyson in ‘Running Point’
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In addition to Hudson, Theroux and Agada, returning series regulars include Drew Tarver, Scott MacArthur, Brenda Song, Fabrizio Guido, Chet Hanks and Toby Sandeman. Returning recurring cast includes Max Greenfield, Jay Ellis, Roberto Sanchez, Jon Glaser, Scott Evans, Rob Huebel, Marissa Reyes and Justin Hurtt-Dunkley.
In Season 1 of Running Point, inspired by the L.A. Lakers and its president Jeanie Buss, when a scandal forces her brother to resign, Isla Gordon (Hudson) 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.
Running Point received a quick Season 2 renewal earlier this year. In its debut weekend, Running Point scored 9.3 million views. It spent 5 weeks in Netflix’s Global English best 10 TV List and reached the best 10 in 83 countries.
Mindy Kaling, Ike Barinholtz and David Stassen are writers/executive producers, with Stassen serving as showrunner. Hudson, Howard Klein, Jeanie Buss and Linda Rambis executive produce. Jordan Rambis is a producer. The series is produced by Mindy Kaling’s Kaling International in association with Warner Bros. Television, where Kaling is under an overall offer.
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