Jay Ellis Joins Cast Of ‘Running Point’ On Netflix
Jay Ellis has landed a new role. The actor has been added to the upcoming Netflix series Running Point.
According to Deadline, the 42-year-old talent rounds out the cast which includes Kate Hudson, Brenda Song, Drew Tarver, Scott MacArthur, Fabrizio Guido, Toby Sandeman, Chet Hanks, Max Greenfield, Keyla Monterroso Mejia, Roberto Sanchez, Uche Agada and Dane DiLiegro.
Running Point is set to debut next year on the streamer. The 10-episode series is produced by actress and comedian Mindy Kaling’s Kaling International in association with Warner Bros.
Kaling is also an executive producer and writer on the sports comedy with Ike Barinholtz, and David Stassen. Stassen also serves as showrunner. Los Angeles Lakers president and co-owner Jeanie Buss and the team’s manager of special projects, Linda Rambis, are also executive producers, alongside Hudson and Howard Klein. Jordan Rambis is also credited as a producer.
Netflix describes Running Point as follows:
“Isla(Hudson), the only sister in a family of brothers, is ambitious and often overlooked. But when her brother is forced to resign from his position as president of the Los Angeles Waves, she’s appointed in his place. Now that she’s stepping up into the family business, she’s going to have to prove to her skeptical brothers, the board, and the larger sports community that she was the right choice for the job. Over the course of the series, she sets out to do just that — especially in the unpredictable, male-dominated world of sports.”
Ellis’s stars as Jay Brown, a former celebrated player and the seasoned Head Coach of the Waves, whose zen-like approach has led the team to multiple championships.
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