Here’s Where ‘Running Point’ Season 3 Stands After That Game-Changing Finale Twist

Kate Hudson’s basketball comedy delivered one of the most talked about season finales of the spring, and now fans have a long list of questions about where the LA Waves head next. The Netflix series wrapped its sophomore run with Isla Gordon finally winning a championship and just as quickly losing the man she trusted most. Naturally, the calls for another year on the court have been deafening.

The good news is that everyone behind the scenes seems just as eager to keep the story going. The bad news is that nothing has been officially confirmed just yet. Here is the most current breakdown of what is happening with ‘Running Point’, from production timelines to cast plans to the franchise war that is about to break Los Angeles wide open.

Where Things Stand With the Netflix Renewal Decision

Netflix has not yet pulled the trigger on a third installment, but the streamer has shown its hand in a way that fans of the show should find encouraging. Netflix has already ordered a writers room for a potential third season as a vote of confidence in the series, which is the kind of move that typically signals a renewal is on the way.

Speaking with The Hollywood Reporter, showrunner David Stassen confirmed the situation directly. “Netflix hasn’t officially picked up season 3 yet, but everyone is optimistic,” he told the outlet. “Season 1 did very well, and Netflix has already shown a lot of faith by ordering the writers’s room for a potential season 3. So everyone is feeling good.”

Stassen also teased that the next chapter will deliver “more family fights, more antagonism, more double crossing, more basketball. And maybe Isla walking into some glass doors again.”

The numbers tell a slightly more complicated story. The first season debuted with 9.3 million views, but the second season has seen a 43% drop with 5.3 million views in the first week. Still, momentum has rebounded. In its second week of release, the season attracted 6.7 million views, which translates to 32 million hours viewed, a minor but meaningful jump that should strengthen its renewal case.

The Earliest Possible Release Window for the Next Chapter

If the comedy follows its previous pattern, the wait might be shorter than fans expect. There were nearly 14 months between the release of seasons 1 and 2. If the third season were to follow suit, then it’s possible we could see the series on Netflix as early as June 2027.

Production logistics back this up. Production for the second season began in August 2026, five months after it was renewed in March 2025. If the third season follows a similar timeline, we expect production to start around October 2026. That puts an early summer window in play, assuming Netflix moves fast on the official greenlight.

Other outlets are taking a more cautious view. Season 3 might not debut until around end of 2027 or 2028, approximately 1 to 2 years later, assuming it gets the green light. Either way, fans should probably temper expectations of a quick turnaround given how stacked the streamer’s comedy slate already is.

Cast Members Expected to Return for the Third Season

The core ensemble is almost certainly coming back to ride out the next phase of the LA Waves saga. All of the lead cast members are expected to return in season 3, including Kate Hudson as Isla Gordon, Drew Tarver as Sandy Gordon, Scott Macarthur as Ness Gordon, Brenda Song as Ali Lee, Fabrizio Guido as Jackie Moreno, Chat Hanks as Travis Bugg, and Toby Sanderman as Marcus Winfield.

The supporting bench is just as stacked. Ray Romano as Norm Stinson, Ken Marino as Al Fleischman, Richa Moorjani as Aruna, Jake Picking as Tommy White, and Blake Anderson as Leroy round out the rest of the returning roster, and a handful of these characters look positioned for significantly bigger arcs the next time around.

According to Stassen, who spoke with Gold Derby about what fans can expect, the writers’ room for Season 3 opened in early April, meaning relationship arcs and new storylines are still being mapped out in real time. Some of the new faces in Running Point season 2 are set up for exciting potential arcs in season 3, including Ray Romano as the Waves’s head coach Norm Stinson, Scott Speedman as Isla’s new admirer Luke McShay, Jake Picking as the new Waves point-guard Tommy White, and Richa Moorjani as the Waves’ exacting accountant Aruna.

The Season 2 Cliffhanger That Sets the Stage for What Comes Next

The finale ended on a double whammy that flipped the entire premise of the series on its head. The Running Point season 2 finale ends with two big wins for Isla. She finally kicks Cam out of the franchise, and the Waves defeat Boston to win the league championship. However, Cam finds a new play. He teams up with toilet tycoon Al Fleischman to revive the Los Angeles Industry, bringing a second basketball team to L.A.

Then came the actual gut punch. Cam will be the Industry president, Al Fleischman, the self-appointed “toilet king of Orange County” will be the owner, and Jay is coming on to coach. Isla’s complicated romance with Jay Brown was always heading for turbulence, but watching him slide into the rival team’s locker room while she was still nursing championship champagne hits like betrayal on a whole different level.

The stakes for next year are massive. The franchise used to be located in LA, which means some Waves fans could switch allegiances to the Industry, potentially impacting attendance and further affecting their finances. Fleischman is expected to open the checkbook and will attempt to poach players and other talent from teams such as the Waves. Stassen himself summed up the chaos coming Isla’s way, telling the same outlet that the world champs “own the town. But now a team across the city with more money and a big, splashy grand opening is coming, and they’re going to try and steal their lunch money, steal their fans, steal their players, steal their advertisers, steal their season-ticket holders.”

Whether Jay deserves a path back to Isla after that locker room betrayal, or whether his name now belongs on the Waves’ permanent enemies list, is the kind of debate that should be playing out in the comments while everyone waits for the streamer to make the renewal official.