A lawsuit filed by Pepperdine University against Netflix over Running Point, its soon-to-launch comedy series based on a semi-fictionalized Los Angeles pro basketball team named the Waves, accuses the streaming giant and production company Warner Bros.

The lawsuit claims the show promotes themes that don’t correspond to the university’s values, including alcohol and substance use, sexual innuendo and imagery, and foul language.

Pepperdine University is suing Netflix and Warner Bros., alleging the studios infringed on multiple trademarks with the fictional Waves basketball team in the new Mindy Kaling series 'Running Point.'

Pepperdine University has filed a lawsuit against Netflix and Warner Bros. for trademark infringement, alleging in federal court that Mindy Kaling’s new comedy series “Running Point” intentionally centers on a fictional basketball team that strongly resembles the university’s actual squad,