Kate Hudson and Mindy Kaling team up for Netflix basketball sitcom 'Running Point', an easy layup that could work on its long game.

While the pilot is promising because the premise is interesting, and Kate Hudson is pitch-perfect for the lead role, it’s not a stand-out premiere. The series launched on Netflix on Thursday. The show begins when Isla Gordon (Kate Hudson) steps in to run the fictional basketball franchise,

Kate Hudson and Mindy Kaling are a comedy dream team. Here, they talk about their new 10-episode Netflix series 'Running Point' which is centered in the world of basketball.

A sports comedy created by Mindy Kaling, “Running” is inspired – and executive produced by – real-life Los Angeles Lakers’ president and controlling owner Jeanie Buss.

Mindy Kaling co-created the Lakers-inspired series about a reformed party girl who unexpectedly becomes the president of the juggernaut sports franchise owned by her family.