Brenda Song & More Join Kate Hudson in Mindy Kaling’s Basketball Comedy Series

Netflix has introduced that The Suite Life of Zack & Cody vet Brenda Song has been tapped to affix Kate Hudson in Mindy Kaling’s upcoming basketball comedy collection.

Song is about painting the position of Ali Lee. In addition, Drew Tarver (The Other Two) and Scott MacArthur (The Righteous Gemstones) have additionally been forged for the respective roles of Sandy and Ness Gordon, who’re the aggressive brothers of Hudson’s character Isla.

Listed under are their full character descriptions:

• Born and raised in the South Side of Chicago, Song’s Ali Lee is Chief of Staff of the Waves, and is aware of the place the our bodies are buried. She understands the advanced politics surrounding the Gordon household, having recognized Isla since they shared a dorm room in faculty. She’s humorous, powerful, and even the most important man on the crew is afraid of her.
• The Chief Financial Officer of the Waves, Tarver’s Sandy thinks he’s the neatest man in the room, and is commonly proper. Hopelessly unathletic and unhealthy at sports activities, Sandy felt alienated by his household his complete life. He now works laborious to show he can return the franchise to greatness — or no less than make them worthwhile.
• The emotionally delicate General Manager of the Los Angeles Waves, MacArthur’s Ness has an infectious enthusiasm for concepts each good and unhealthy. Ness is a former participant himself who burned out after one season in the professionals. Now he yearns for greatness in the entrance workplace to make up for his unremarkable profession on the courtroom, and to impress his siblings.

What is Mindy Kaling’s subsequent Netflix collection about?

“When a scandal forces her brother to resign, Isla Gordon is appointed President of the Los Angeles Waves, one of the most storied professional basketball franchises, and her family business,” reads the logline. “Ambitious and often overlooked, Isla will have to prove to her skeptical brothers, the board, and the larger sports community that she was the right choice for the job, especially in the unpredictable, male-dominated world of sports.”

The untitled collection is written and govt produced by Kaling (Never Have I Ever), Ike Barinholtz, and David Stassen, with the latter additionally serving because the showrunner. It is govt produced by Hudson, Howard Klein, Jeanie Buss and Linda Rambis, with Jordan Rambis producing.