When you're constantly trying to cement your place atop the pile of the best streaming services on the market, in a brutal war to retain subscribers, sometimes you need new series that offer broad appeal, rather than just niche indie hits. That would certainly be the rationale I'd assume on Netflix's behalf when it comes to Running Point.
The new show, which recently got its first full trailer and will drop on Netflix on 27 February, in a couple of weeks' time, looks like an all-family comedy, with elements that should appeal to a wide range of audiences. It has slapstick comedy and workplace drama, but also is grounded in the world of elite sports, to make things stick.
