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.

Kate Hudson and Mindy Kaling team up in Netflix basketball office comedy "Running Point," which is fun and funny, if something of a lightweight.