Running Point Cast Guide: Meet Every Character and Who Plays Them

RUNNING POINT OVERVIEW: WHAT TO KNOW BEFORE YOU WATCH

• Running Point is a Netflix sports comedy series that premiered on February 27, 2025, with Season 2 dropping on April 23, 2026 — all 10 episodes at once.
• The show follows Isla Gordon, a reformed party girl who unexpectedly becomes president of the Los Angeles Waves, a fictional pro basketball team, and has to prove herself to her family, the front office and the entire league.
• Kate Hudson leads an ensemble that includes Brenda Song, Justin Theroux, Max Greenfield, Drew Tarver, Scott MacArthur and Season 2 newcomer Ray Romano, with Octavia Spencer among the guest stars this season.
• The show was created by Mindy Kaling, Ike Barinholtz, David Stassen and Elaine Ko. It’s loosely inspired by Jeanie Buss, the real-life owner of the Los Angeles Lakers. Buss executive produces the series.

Running Point returns to Netflix for Season 2 on April 23, 2026. The hit comedy continues to deliver sharp humor and high-stakes drama, with surprisingly little focus on actual basketball for a show set in the world of professional sports.

As the series enters its second season, the story expands with a bigger cast, new conflicts and deeper character dynamics. The chemistry that defined Season 1 is now fully in place, allowing the ensemble cast to work at a deeper narrative level. Here’s your complete guide to the cast of Running Point Season 2.

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Main Cast of ‘Running Point’ Season 2

Here is an overview of all the cast and characters you’ll see on and off the court during the second season of Netflix’s hit series, Running Point.

NOTE: Season 1 spoilers ahead!

Kate Hudson as Isla Gordon (Returning)

Known For: Almost Famous (2000), How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003), Bride Wars (2009), Song Sung Blue (2025)

Isla Gordon is the only daughter in a family that has owned the Los Angeles Waves (the fictional professional basketball team) for decades — and for most of that time, she was the only one who wasn’t taken seriously. While her brothers ran the team, she ran charitable initiatives, smiled at galas and watched from a comfortable distance. Then, her eldest brother Cam stepped down as team president and, for reasons the show enjoys making complicated, names Isla as his replacement. She’s wildly unqualified by conventional metrics and completely prepared in every way that actually matters.

From the jump, Isla knows she deserves a seat at the table. It’s convincing everyone else of that fact that takes time. Season 2 finds her trying to turn around a team that lost in Game 7 of the playoffs, while navigating the fact that Cam didn’t step aside as graciously as he suggested. He’s back, he wants a role and Isla is smart enough to know exactly what that means. The kiss she shared with former coach Jay Brown at the end of Season 1 is also unresolved — and she has a fiancé.

Brenda Song as Ali Lee (Returning)

Known For: The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (2005–2011), Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior (2006), The Last Showgirl (2024)

Brenda Song plays Ali Lee, Isla’s Chief of Staff and her best friend, which in practice means she’s the person who tells Isla the truth when everyone else is avoiding it. Raised on Chicago’s South Side, Ali is tough, sharp and delivers some of the show’s most biting lines without breaking a sweat. But she’s not simply the voice of reason while Isla chases chaos — she’s in the chaos with her, arguing about it, enabling it and, occasionally, causing it herself.

Justin Theroux as Cam Gordon (Returning)

Known For: Mulholland Drive (2001), American Psycho (2000), The Leftovers (2014–2017)

When Season 1 opens, Cameron Gordon is the president of the LA Waves — charming, destructive and exactly the kind of man who creates large problems and then lets other people deal with them. When he hands the job off to Isla, everyone expected him to go take a vacation, but instead find him having very specific opinions about how Isla’s handling the role he willing gave up. Theroux was a recurring player in Season 1 and has been promoted to series regular this season, so audiences should expect to see more drama from him this time around.

Max Greenfield as Lev Levenson (Returning)

Known For: New Girl (2011–2018), The Neighborhood (2018–present), Veronica Mars (2004–2014)

Max Greenfield brings his classic charm and humor to the role of Lev Levenson, Isla’s fiancé. A pediatrician, Lev lives in a whole different world than professional basketball but manages to act as a grounding presence for Isla amidst all the drama. Season 2 puts some pressure on his situation: That Season 1 finale kiss between Isla and Jay Brown is not the kind of thing a show just leaves alone. Lev Levenson is a gentler character than many of Greenfield’s previous roles (looking at you, Schmidt), but he manages to find the comedy in Lev’s sincerity without any condescension.

Drew Tarver as Sandy Gordon (Returning)

Known For: The Other Two (2019–2023), The American Society of Magical Negroes (2024)

Sandy Gordon is Isla’s younger half-brother and the Waves’ Chief Financial Officer. He’s the sibling who is usually the smartest person in any given meeting and, by the show’s own admission, hopelessly bad at sports. He’s been around the organization for years, but he’s always occupied a slightly awkward position in the family hierarchy. That chip on his shoulder surfaces in ways that the show uses for both comedy and something that edges toward real feeling. Sandy is easy to underestimate. The show knows this and so does Sandy, and that combination is funny.

Scott MacArthur as Ness Gordon (Returning)

Known For: The Righteous Gemstones (2019–2024), No Hard Feelings (2023)

Ness is the middle Gordon brother and the Waves’ General Manager. He brings the most chaotic energy to the family dynamics. After briefly playing professional basketball, he was arrested in the Philippines, ending whatever career he could have had. So Ness is the sibling who tried the hardest at the thing the family actually cares about, fell furthest short and has rechanneled that enthusiasm into a front-office role he approaches with total commitment and highly variable judgment. He’s emotionally open in a way that reads as daffy until the show lets him be earnest, and MacArthur handles both registers without making them feel like different characters.

Ray Romano as Coach Norm Stinson (NEW)

Known For: Everybody Loves Raymond (1996–2005), Ice Age (2002), Parenthood (2012–2015), Somewhere in Queens (2022)

The most significant new addition in Season 2 is Norm Stinson, the coach the Waves bring in after Jay Brown’s (Jay Ellis) departure. Stinson is played by Ray Romano, who replaced Robert Townsend after a recasting in October 2025. The character description alone is a pitch: A basketball savant who became a social recluse, brought back into the game by Isla and trying to rediscover why he ever cared about it in the first place. It’s the kind of setup that plays directly to Romano’s strengths: The world-weary authority figure who’s quietly given up on things but can’t seem to let it go.

Toby Sandeman as Marcus Winfield (Returning)

Known For: The Royals (2015–2018)

Marcus Winfield is the Waves’ marquee player: two championship rings, two Olympic gold medals, 12 All-Star Game appearances. He is also, as Season 1 makes clear, disaffected and checked out. The gap between what Marcus has accomplished and how little he seems to feel about any of it is both a source of comedy and a portrait of a person who got everything he wanted and found the wanting was the best part. Sandeman plays him with a studied boredom that the show is careful not to let tip into caricature.

Supporting Cast

Here’s a look at the supporting cast of Running Point Season 2:

Chet Hanks as Travis Bugg (Returning)

Chet Hanks returns as Travis Bugg, the team’s unpredictable point guard who is equal parts distraction and entertainment. Known as a “part-time rapper and full-time nuisance,” Travis continues to bring chaos to both the court and the locker room, often blurring the line between talent and liability.

Uche Agada as Dyson Gibbs (Returning)

Uche Agada steps into a larger role this season as Dyson Gibbs, a promising rookie whose presence signals a deeper look inside the Waves’ locker room. As Dyson adjusts to the pressures of professional basketball, his storyline adds a fresh perspective to the team’s evolving dynamic.

Fabrizio Guido as Jackie Moreno (Returning)

Fabrizio Guido returns as Jackie Moreno, the former arena popcorn vendor who somehow found his way into the front office’s inner circle. Jackie remains one of the show’s most quietly funny characters, offering an outsider’s perspective on the high-stakes world of professional sports.

New Cast and Guest Stars in ‘Running Point’ Season 2

Season 2 of Running Point introduces several new characters to shake up the world of the Los Angeles Waves. Ken Marino joins as Al Fleischman, alongside Tommy Dewey as Magnus, Richa Moorjani as Aruna, Jake Picking as Tommy White, Blake Anderson as Leroy, Duby Maduegbunam as Benson and Aliyah Turner as Zoé Debay.

The new additions help expand both the front office and on-court storylines, giving the Running Point Season 2 cast a broader scope and fresh dynamics.

Guest stars this season include Octavia Spencer, Nicole Richie, Lisa Rinna and Scott Speedman. Series co-creator Ike Barinholtz also appears on screen, adding another layer to the already stacked ensemble.

Why the ‘Running Point’ Cast Works

One of the biggest strengths of Running Point is how well the cast functions as a unit. The show thrives on character interplay — from family tension within the Gordon siblings to the chaos of managing a professional basketball team.

Season 2 builds on that foundation, giving each character more room to grow while raising the stakes across the board. Whether it’s front-office power struggles, locker room dynamics or personal relationships spilling into professional life, the Running Point cast continues to deliver both comedy and conflict.

Watch ‘Running Point’ on Netflix

Don’t miss the next chapter of Running Point, the basketball series that’s not really about basketball created by Mindy Kaling, Ike Barinholtz, David Stassen and Elaine Ko and starring Kate Hudson. With a standout ensemble, new characters and even higher stakes, Season 2 is set to build on everything that made the first season a hit.

Stream Running Point Season 2 now on Netflix through your DIRECTV account.