Mindy Kaling Joins Running Point S3 as Gambling App CEO — SkimNews
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- Mindy Kaling has joined Season 3 of Netflix's 'Running Point' in a recurring role as Divya, a gambling app CEO who mirrors Kate Hudson's Isla as a first female leader in a male-dominated field, but becomes 'a thorn in Isla's plans' all season.
- Kate Hudson is making her TV directorial debut, directing the Season 3 premiere; she previously wrote and directed the 2007 short film 'Cutlass,' which was nominated for Best Narrative Short at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival.
- Season 3 is currently in production in Los Angeles, with returning series regulars including Hudson, Drew Tarver, Scott MacArthur, Brenda Song, Fabrizio Guido, Chet Hanks, Toby Sandeman, and Justin Theroux, plus recurring players Ray Romano, Uche Agada, Ken Marino, and Jay Ellis.
- Kaling, David Stassen, and Ike Barinholtz serve as writers and executive producers, with Stassen as showrunner; the series is produced by Kaling International in association with Warner Bros. Television, where Kaling and Stassen have overall deals.
- At Deadline's Contenders Television panel in April, Kaling said 'Nothing would make me happier' about joining the cast, calling it 'the happiest set I've ever been on' and citing the chemistry among the cast as the draw.
Why it matters: Both Kaling and Hudson already serve as executive producers and are now adding on-camera and directorial duties — extending the show's creator-and-star model to directing, a pipeline shift that puts the show's two most senior women in charge of both the writing room and the premiere's direction.
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