Mindy Kaling co-created the Lakers-inspired series about a reformed party girl who unexpectedly becomes the president of the juggernaut sports franchise owned by her family.

Though Hudson never fully went away, her acting work slowed. But in recent years, Hudson has been popping up more frequently, suggesting she is perhaps ready for a full-time return. Exhibit A: her headlining role in a glossy new Netflix series,

A Knives Out Story," her last major comedic role. Hudson played a scandal-ridden fashion designer, skewering the shallow costumes a certain kind of rich social justice influencer wears with giddy, screwball aplomb.

Kate Hudson and Mindy Kaling team up for Netflix basketball sitcom 'Running Point', an easy layup that could work on its long game.

Moments after Isla Gordon (Kate Hudson) is named president of the Los Angeles Waves professional basketball team, her best friend/Waves’ Chief of Staff Ali Lee (Brenda Song) offers a warning along with her congratulations.

Hudson delivers a sparkling performance as the newly appointed president of the fictional Los Angeles Waves pro basketball franchise, who runs into a full-court press nearly every day on the job, whether she’s navigating her way through the machinations and schemes of her three brothers (who all work in the front office),