Running Point Season 3 on Netflix: Will Kate Hudson’s Basketball Comedy Survive a 43% Viewership Drop?

The Waves are still in the game — but Netflix hasn’t blown the final whistle on renewal just yet.

Running Point, the Netflix sports comedy co-created by Mindy Kaling and starring Kate Hudson as Isla Gordon, president of the fictional LA Waves basketball franchise, returned for its second season in April 2026. The numbers came in, and they weren’t pretty — but the story isn’t over. Here’s everything we know about a potential Season 3.

Running Point: Overview

The Viewership Problem — And Why It’s Not Necessarily Fatal

Season 2 debuted with 5.3 million views in its opening week, a steep 43% drop from Season 1’s 9.3 million opening. That said, it still reached 2nd place in Netflix’s global top 10, which isn’t nothing. Cumulative three-week views sat at 5.3 million — well behind Season 1’s 32.8 million across the same window.

Here’s the thing though: A Man on the Inside Season 2 saw a similar decline and Netflix renewed it anyway. The renewal odds sit at a coin-flip 50/50 for now, with the door still open if viewership recovers in subsequent weeks.

What Could Season 3 Look Like?

Season 2 ended with a major shake-up — Cam Gordon and Al Fleischman acquiring a rival LA basketball franchise, the Los Angeles Industry, setting up a direct threat to the Waves on their own turf. Fan loyalty, player poaching, and financial pressure are all on the table for Season 3.

The Isla-and-Jay romantic subplot also gets more complicated, with Jay Brown switching to the rival Industry — a move that reads like either a business decision or a bold attempt to get back into Isla’s orbit. Either way, drama incoming.

And the Gordon family secrets? Both sides now have enough dirt on each other to cause mutual destruction, which makes for deliciously messy television.

Running Point: Expected Cast for Season 3

All main cast members are expected back, including Kate Hudson, Drew Tarver, Brenda Song, Justin Theroux, Scott Macarthur, Ray Romano, and Ken Marino. You can check our full Netflix series renewal tracker on Technosports for the latest status updates, and browse our best Netflix comedy series to watch right now if you’re looking for your next binge while you wait.

It’s worth remembering who’s behind this show. Mindy Kaling has a strong track record of building slow-burn audience loyalty — The Mindy Project nearly got cancelled before becoming a cult favourite. If Netflix believes in the show’s long-term potential, a renewal remains very much on the cards.

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