Any time you throw out words like “ Kate Hudson ,” “new Netflix comedy show,” and “ Mindy Kaling ,” people are going to be eager to see what’s up. Enter Running Point, the half-hour series led by Hudson and co-created by Kaling, which is soon to premiere on the streaming service and have the whole town talking.

Mindy Kaling's new Netflix series “Running Point” is set in the world of professional basketball in Los Angeles.