Top 5 Must-Watch Series for Fans of Running Point

The inaugural season of “Running Point” follows Isla, long overshadowed by her father and brothers—Cam (Justin Theroux), Ness (Scott MacArthur), and Sandy (Drew Tarver)—as she steps up to lead the Los Angeles Waves. This change comes after Cam, battling a severe addiction, is compelled to step down. Although Isla has always been passionate about basketball and, as some might say, is quite knowledgeable about the sport, she initially struggles with the complexities of team management. However, with determination and the support of her siblings, her best friend and chief of staff Ali Lee (Brenda Song), and their newly discovered half-brother Jackie Moreno (Fabrizio Guido), Isla gains confidence and starts running the Waves successfully.

If you’ve already devoured both seasons of “Running Point”—with the latest season debuting on April 24, 2026—you might be wondering what to watch next. From other productions by Mindy Kaling to series featuring endearingly flawed women and sporty comedies, there’s plenty to explore if you’re a fan of “Running Point.”

Mindy Kaling’s portfolio is a treasure trove of engaging television, including hits like “The Sex Lives of College Girls” and “Never Have I Ever.” However, for those seeking a show akin to “Running Point,” “The Mindy Project” on Hulu is a must-see. After her breakout success as a writer and actress on “The Office,” Kaling created and starred in this delightful series. It follows Dr. Mindy Lahiri, an ambitious OB-GYN in New York City, who juggles her demanding career with her pursuit of love. “The Mindy Project” initially aired for three seasons on Fox before transitioning to Hulu for three additional seasons, chronicling Mindy’s personal and professional escapades alongside her quirky colleagues.

Mindy Kaling has produced and created a ton of great TV shows, including “The Sex Lives of College Girls” and “Never Have I Ever” — but if you’re looking for the one that’s most similar to “Running Point,” you’ll want to check out “The Mindy Project” on Hulu. After her success as a writer and as Kelly Kapoor on “The Office,” Kaling created and starred in this series about an ambitious OB-GYN, Dr. Mindy Lahiri, living in New York and trying to find love despite her considerable professional responsibilities. After three seasons on Fox, “The Mindy Project” moved over to Hulu for three more seasons, charting the ups and downs of Mindy’s life and the stone-cold weirdos (which we mean as a compliment) who work at her practice.

Those weirdos include Ike Barinholtz’s ex-con Morgan Fairchild Ransom Tookers (who’s also a nurse), the handsome but neurotic Dr. Jeremy Reed (Ed Weeks), beautiful and in-demand nurse Tamra Webb (Xosha Roquemore), and Mindy’s old Dartmouth friend and fellow doctor Peter Prentice (Adam Pally). Then, of course, there’s Dr. Danny Castellano, Mindy’s on-again, off-again love interest played by Chris Messina — so if you love the tension on “Running Point” between Isla and the original Waves head coach Jay Brown (Jay Ellis), you’ll love the dynamic between Mindy and Danny on “The Mindy Project,” which, again, is streaming on Hulu.

Looking for another comedy about someone in charge of a sports team who often finds themselves in over their head? “Ted Lasso” is a perfect pick. Launched during a tumultuous time across the world on Apple TV, “Ted Lasso,” adapted from a character that Jason Sudeikis made up years prior, is helmed by Bill Lawrence, Joe Kelly, co-star Brendan Hunt, and Sudeikis himself and focuses on the titular Ted, who moves from Kansas to the United Kingdom after he’s tapped to coach a Premier League soccer team called A.F.C. Richmond. One problem: Ted doesn’t know anything about British football and only has experience with American football, which is precisely why the team’s owner Rebecca Welton (Hannah Waddingham) hired him. As we learn in the series premiere, Rebecca is in the midst of a nasty divorce from her powerful husband Rupert Mannion (Anthony Head) and wants to run A.F.C. Richmond into the ground out of spite … which is exactly why she hired Ted.

As “Ted Lasso” progresses, though, Rebecca comes to respect and even love her new best friend Ted, and a whole motley crew — including Ted’s assistant coach Beard (Hunt), star players Jamie Tartt and Roy Kent (Phil Dunster and Brett Goldstein), and PR maven Keeley Jones (Juno Temple), just to name a few — helps A.F.C. Richmond succeed. If you’re looking for a sports comedy to follow “Running Point,” check out “Ted Lasso” on Apple TV — even if the third season did provide diminishing returns.

“Running Point” centers around an extremely capable woman doing a job that nobody wanted to give to her in the first place, which where it overlaps perfectly with the hit ABC comedy “High Potential.” Created by Drew Goddard and based on the French-Belgian show “Haut potentiel intellectuel,” the series focuses on Morgan Gillory (“It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” and “Hacks” standout Kaitlin Olson), a cleaning woman with a super-high IQ that classifies her as a “high potential intellectual.” While she’s cleaning the offices of the Los Angeles Police Department, Morgan ends up solving a hard-to-crack case, and against the wishes of detective Adam Karadec (Daniel Sunjata), the major crimes lieutenant Selena Soto (“Scrubs” veteran Judy Reyes) hires her as a consultant.

A slick, stylish procedural with a truly phenomenal star at its center — seriously, Olson is one of the funniest and most charismatic actors working today — “High Potential” is a whole lot of fun, and you get the sense that Morgan and Isla would probably get along pretty well. If you love “Running Point” and also love crime shows, definitely add “High Potential” to your watchlist; it’s streaming on Hulu now.

Isla on “Running Point” is always funny, even when her flaws are fully showing — and if you love that side of her, you’ll love “Hacks,” the HBO Max original that stars Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder as an unlikely but captivating comedy duo. As “Hacks” begins, Ava Daniels (Einbinder), a flailing comedy writer in hot water over some offensive social media posts, begrudgingly agrees to write jokes for fading comedy star Deborah Vance (Smart) to help revitalize her flagging career. Though the two women come from different generations, backgrounds, and sensibilities, Ava and Deborah bond, spar, bond, and spar over and over again, whether they’re working on a new stand-up set or even a full-fledged late-night show.

“Hacks,” like “Running Point,” stars fallible but eminently lovable characters who are great at what they do but also are forced to learn from their own mistakes time and time again, just like Isla must as she runs the Los Angeles Waves on “Running Point.” It’s streaming on HBO Max now, so if you want to keep laughing after finishing “Running Point,” absolutely put on “Hacks.”

Okay, hear us out. Not only are “Running Point” and “Succession” both about siblings trying to take over their father’s company and legacy, but “Succession” is quite a lot funnier than anybody ever wants to admit. If you can’t get enough of the Gordon brothers and sister squabbling on “Running Point,” “Succession” will scratch that itch when you’re ready for your next binge-watch thanks to the Roy brothers and sister squabbling over their father Logan Roy’s (Brian Cox) massive media company Waystar Royco. At the beginning of Jesse Armstrong’s comedy-drama “Succession,” it seems like Logan’s ailing health will force him to step down as CEO of said company, Waystar Royco … and immediately, his kids Kendall (Jeremy Strong), Roman (Kieran Culkin), and Siobhan, or Shiv (Sarah Snook) start vying for his seat. (There’s also Alan Ruck’s Connor, but because he doesn’t share a mom with his three siblings, they forget about him a lot.)

On “Succession,” it’s not just blood relatives who try to take over Waystar Royco in Logan’s stead; Shiv’s social-climbing husband Tom Wambsgans (Matthew Macfadyen) also seeks power, as does the distant Roy relative “Cousin” Greg Hirsch (Nicholas Braun). Plus, again, “Succession” is wildly funny (Tom’s “ludicrously capacious handbag” monologue from the fourth and final season comes to mind as just one example), so it pairs wonderfully with a comedy like “Running Point” — and it’s available to watch in its entirety on HBO Max.

“Running Point,” meanwhile, is streaming on Netflix now.