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Together, the two worked on Netflix's Cobra Kai and Obliterated, Roku's Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022,) and Die Hart franchise, Peacock's Twisted Metal, among others While promoting their work on Disney+'s Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, Robinson spoke with Bleeding Cool about his favorite Cobra Kai callbacks and growing up with Birenberg on the Jon[...]

There have been several franchises throughout the years that sought to recreate the original's success, often with mixed results, but none have gone above and beyond the original design of The Karate Kid franchise than Cobra Kai Before the YouTube-turned-Netflix series became a phenomenon in 2018, filmmaker Kayvon Derak Shanian was already trying to tell[...]

Along with Cobra Kai co-EPs/showrunners Josh Heald and Hayden Schlossberg, the trio not only was able to tell a more complete story of Ralph Macchio's Daniel LaRusso and William Zabka's series underdog, Johnny Lawrence, but they were also giving equal depth and nuance to all the auxiliary characters to where they can all feel like[...]

Showrunners Jon Hurwitz, Josh Heald, and Hayden Schlossberg have come a long way with their The Karate Kid journey with Cobra Kai, which originally started on YouTube for the first two seasons and wrapped on Netflix after six seasons While fans eagerly wait for their next chapter in the franchise, whatever form it takes, we'll at least know that Ralph Macchio's Daniel[...]

As part of the post-series Q&A, Jon Hurwitz fielded questions about Cobra Kai on social media, a fan asked about Peter Cetera's Glory of Love, which was featured in The Karate Kid Part II (1986) but wasn't in the Netflix series, but another like Baxter Robertson's Feel the Night was The EP revealed that Glory[...]

No one will ever take away from what Cobra Kai creators Jon Hurwitz, Josh Heald, and Hayden Schlossberg have done to expand The Karate Kid franchise with the Netflix legacy series sequel. While the bulk of the cast from the first three films returned, the star of Pat Morita's final outing as Nariyoshi Miyagi in 1994's The Next Karate[...]

While Cobra Kai creators Jon Hurwitz, Josh Heald, and Hayden Schlossberg always intended to open Pandora's Box of The Karate Kid Miyagi-verse, the journey was always about William Zabka's Johnny Lawrence from day one Even as franchise star Ralph Macchio joined him on his journey as rival Daniel LaRusso, fans never got to see how[...]

With Pat Morita's passing in 2005, he never saw how far his The Karate Kid franchise co-star Ralph Macchio has grown as Daniel LaRusso in Cobra Kai Creators Jon Hurwitz, Josh Heald, and Hayden Schlossberg made sure the late actor had a seat at the table as Nariyoshi Miyagi in the Netflix martial arts series'[...]

It seems like Ralph Macchio wasn't alone when it came to being protective of the legacy of his most beloved role in The Karate Kid franchise when he signed on to star in the Jon Hurwitz, Josh Heald, and Hayden Schlossberg legacy sequel series Cobra Kai Martin Kove, who played primary antagonist John Kreese in[...]

Jacob Bertrand is having the time of his life as part of one of the biggest streaming sensations in The Karate Kid legacy sequel series Cobra Kai as Eli "Hawk" Moskowitz Not only has he been the villain, but also the hero and invaluable utility member of both Cobra Kai and Miyagi-Do Karate In season[...]

Jacob Bertrand's Eli "Hawk" Moskowitz is one of the greatest redemption stories in Netflix's Cobra Kai As a common theme in The Karate Kid franchise, Hawk found himself bullied with a desire to change, and thanks to the efforts of Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka), he was able to find a voice and strength through martial[...]

Cobra Kai showrunners Jon Hurwitz, Josh Heald, and Hayden Schlossberg opened a can of worms with season six's final episodes within a treasure trove of possibilities At the beginning of season six, part three, we discover the Sekai Taikai was suspended following the shocking death of Cobra Kai captain Kwon Jae-Sung (Brandon H Lee) at[...]

Cobra Kai showrunners Jon Hurwitz, Josh Heald, and Hayden Schlossberg have earned their well-deserved bows and praise for producing arguably the greatest streaming TV series ever, wrapping after six seasons on Netflix As definitively as they wrapped each story and tied as many loose ends as possible, there's always what could have been from: "Was[...]

With Morita's passing in 2005, a new opportunity emerged to tell a new story of Macchio's Daniel LaRusso and the legacy of his late sensei, Nariyoshi Miyagi thanks to YouTube/Netflix's Cobra Kai, in 2018 with an equal focus on Daniel's rival from the 1984 original film Johnny Lawrence (William Zakba). With season six, part three's release,[...]

Before her surprise return in season three of Cobra Kai, Elisabeth Shue wasn't so sure about reprising her role as Ali Mills, the love interest caught in between Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) and Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) in the original The Karate Kid (1984) The actress, who's made a big splash in the Prime Video franchise[...]

To say Cobra Kai has been one of the best shows on Netflix would be an understatement because – as rich in depth as the show has been in characters and story, even when it is predictable at times – the overall execution has been second to none While The Karate Kid franchise series is[...]

As much as Cobra Kai's been about the redemption journey of Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka), every main character had their respective rough journey filled with obstacles to overcome to where the moral lines blurred as to how often characters found themselves at both ends of the spectrum as about everyone dabbled with being on Miyagi-Do[...]

Cobra Kai showrunners Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz, and Hayden Schlossberg have done so much in telling the complete story of life beyond The Karate Kid films allowing all their featured characters the kind of depth few could ever dream of Not only do we have the most unlikely redemption story of Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka),[...]

With only days to go until the final chapters of Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz, and Hayden Schlossberg's Cobra Kai hit our screens, Netflix is dropping not one but two previews of the Ralph Macchio and William Zabka-starring "Karate Kid" sequel series Over on TUDUM, you can watch the first eight minutes – with Terry Silver (Thomas Ian Griffith) now[...]

With only a week to go until Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz, and Hayden Schlossberg's Cobra Kai rolls out its final run, Netflix released a new teaser for Season 6 Part 3 that does a nice job of crane-kicking us in the feels? How? By offering us a look back at nearly six seasons of the Ralph Macchio and William Zabka-starring[...]

Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz, and Hayden Schlossberg's Cobra Kai Season 6 Part 3 heads back to the Valley for one final fight in ten days – and now, we're getting our best look yet at the final chapters As promised, the official trailer for the Ralph Macchio and William Zabka-starring "Karate Kid" sequel series dropped this morning –[...]

In thirteen days, Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz, and Hayden Schlossberg's Cobra Kai Season 6 Part 3 heads back to the Valley for one final fight On Monday, February 3rd, fans will be treated to their best look yet at the final episodes of the Ralph Macchio and William Zabka-starring "Karate Kid" sequel series when the official trailer drops[...]

With only two weeks to go until a return to the Valley brings one final fight, there was no way that Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz, and Hayden Schlossberg's Cobra Kai Season 6 Part 3 would be left out of today's "Next on Netflix 2025" celebration With the Ralph Macchio and William Zabka-starring "Karate Kid" sequel series set for its final run[...]

Cobra Kai composers Leo Birenberg and Zach Robinson have been with creators Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg, and Josh Heald since day one to help build off the existing The Karate Kid lore, strong balanced narratives, and epic returns As there were several surprising moments and epic fights, the duo promises the showrunners will certainly stick[...]

Aside from the solid foundation Cobra Kai creators Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg, and Josh Heald built off the existing The Karate Kid lore, the strong, balanced narratives, and epic returns, there's the epic score that helped set the mood for the series courtesy of composers Leo Birenberg and Zach Robinson, who were there from the[...]

Earlier today, Netflix announced that Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz, and Hayden Schlossberg's Cobra Kai Season 6 Part 3 would be hitting screens on February 13th To make it official, Netflix even added a date announcement teaser for the Ralph Macchio and William Zabka-starring "Karate Kid" sequel series' final run[...]

Though there were rumblings (and a listing that was quickly removed) last month that Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz, and Hayden Schlossberg's Cobra Kai Season 6 Part 3 would be hitting screens in February, we got the official confirmation in a big way earlier today That's right – after ten action-packed, emotionally charged chapters, the Ralph Macchio[...]

Karte Kid: Legends has Sony's full support behind it as they look to extend the popular franchise past the end of Cobra Kai This new film, set three years after the end of the Netflix series, stars Jackie Chan, Ben Wang, Joshua Jackson, Sadie Stanley, Ming-Na Wen, Aramis Knight, Wyatt Oleff, and, yes, Ralph Macchio as Daniel[...]

There's no secret there are some still major surprises from The Karate Kid franchise past that Cobra Kai showrunners Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg, and Josh Heald had in store, but nobody expected the bombshell at the end of season six part two, well maybe except THIS guy At the end of "Blood In Blood Out,"[...]

While the bulk of the Netflix legacy series Cobra Kai has been about Daniel's journey to uncover the past of his late former sensei, who he affectionately calls Mr Miyagi, even as the middle-aged father who became a successful car salesman, showrunners Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz, and Hayden Schlossberg managed to expand the Robert Mark[...]