Mindy Kaling joins ‘Running Point’ season three cast as Divya
The co-creator and executive producer will play a recurring character who complicates Isla Gordon’s plans as production continues in Los Angeles.
Mindy Kaling will join the third season of Netflix’s basketball comedy ‘Running Point’ in a recurring on-screen role as Divya, the chief executive of a popular gambling app. The season is in production in Los Angeles, and the character is set to complicate the plans of Isla Gordon, played by Kate Hudson, according to Variety and Deadline.
How Divya fits into ‘Running Point’
Variety and Deadline describe Divya as outspoken and confident. Like Isla, she is the first woman to lead an organisation in a field dominated by men. That similarity sets up a conflict: the character description says Divya becomes a thorn in Isla’s plans throughout the season. The reports do not give further details about the dispute.
The series follows Isla as she takes charge of the Los Angeles Waves, the professional basketball team owned by her family. Kaling’s role puts one of the show’s co-creators and executive producers into the story alongside Hudson, who plays the team’s president. Deadline reported that Kaling had said at an April television panel that she would love to appear in the series.
Season three production in Los Angeles
Hudson is directing the season’s first episode, her television directing debut, Variety and Deadline reported. The Hollywood Reporter said Kaling’s last on-camera acting appearance was as Audra in Apple TV’s ‘The Morning Show’ in 2023, though she has done voice work since then. Her ‘Running Point’ part is recurring; the reports do not specify how many episodes will feature Divya.
Drew Tarver, Scott MacArthur, Brenda Song, Fabrizio Guido, Chet Hanks, Toby Sandeman and Justin Theroux are among the returning cast members identified by the reports. Ray Romano, Uche Agada, Ken Marino and Jay Ellis are also listed in recurring roles. Together, they form the ensemble around Isla as the show adds Divya to its third season.
Kaling, David Stassen and Ike Barinholtz write and executive produce the series, with Stassen serving as showrunner. Hudson, Howard Klein, Jeanie Buss and Linda Rambis are also executive producers, according to Deadline. The series is produced by Kaling International in association with Warner Bros. Television. A release date for the new season has not been announced in the reports.
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Sources and context
- ‘Running Point’ Co-Creator Mindy Kaling Takes On-Screen Role in Season 3The Hollywood Reporter
- ‘Running Point’ Co-Creator Mindy Kaling Joins Season 3 CastVariety
- 'Running Point' EP Mindy Kaling To Recur In Season 3 Of Netflix SeriesDeadline
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