EXCLUSIVE : Emmy winner Ray Romano has been tapped for a major recurring role opposite Kate Hudson on the upcoming second season of Netflix ‘s basketball comedy series Running Point . He will play coach Norm Stinson, a basketball savant turned social recluse who will team up with Isla (Hudson) to re-discover his love for the game, and life.

Romano replaces Robert Townsend who had originally cast in the role . The Norm character has been reconceived, with reshoots currently underway.

Romano joins the series’ Season 2 main cast, which includes Hudson, Brenda Song, Drew Tarver, Scott MacArthur, Fabrizio Guido, Chet Hanks, Toby Sandeman, Jay Ellis, Max Greenfield, Keyla Monterroso Mejia, Roberto Sanchez, Dane DiLiegro as well as Uche Agada and Justin Theroux who have been promoted

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