TMC
04-23-2026, 05:36 PM
https://deadline.com/2026/04/running-point-tribute-teen-death-niko-mijailovic-1236864763/
The third episode of the newly released second season of the Netflix sports comedy concludes with an end card that reads “In Loving Memory of #6 Niko Mijailovic.” According to Deadline’s Nellie Andreeva, “it is a tribute to a Los Angeles boy who died at 15. He was finishing eighth grade at the elite private Campbell Hall and a star varsity volleyball player for the school wearing a #6 jersey. During Mijailovic’s memorial service, it was mentioned that the last thing the family watched together was Season 1 of Running Point.” Andreeva notes that Mijailovic’s family was connected to the Netflix series.
The third episode of the newly released second season of the Netflix sports comedy concludes with an end card that reads “In Loving Memory of #6 Niko Mijailovic.” According to Deadline’s Nellie Andreeva, “it is a tribute to a Los Angeles boy who died at 15. He was finishing eighth grade at the elite private Campbell Hall and a star varsity volleyball player for the school wearing a #6 jersey. During Mijailovic’s memorial service, it was mentioned that the last thing the family watched together was Season 1 of Running Point.” Andreeva notes that Mijailovic’s family was connected to the Netflix series.