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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[...]

List, Mouser, and EP & showrunner Jon Hurwitz spoke to Bleeding Cool about Tory's unexpected journey, the struggles for the actors to maintain despite their on-set friendship, how Amanda LaRusso (Courtney Henggeler) and Kreese connected when others couldn't, and why the pairing of her and Robby (Tanner Buchanan) made sense. Peyton List as Tory Nichols in[...]

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),[...]

There's no doubt Cobra Kai creators and showrunners Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg, and Josh Heald perfectly captured the empathy for every core character on the Netflix martial arts While everyone's had a turn becoming their own hero and in some ways, their own villain, the biggest challenge that lay ahead for the trio was creating[...]

To say that Cobra Kai creators Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz, and Hayden Schlossberg have exceeded all expectations of The Karate Kid franchise and then some would be an understatement Entering their sixth and final season, separated into three parts, the Netflix series sees the former Cobra Kai and Eagle Fang Karate students absorbed into Miyagi-Do[...]

As much as Cobra Kai showrunners Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz, and Hayden Schlossberg love to keep things tight to the chest as far as the future of the world they build from The Karate Kid franchise, The Karate Kid Part III (1989) star and season five addition Sean Kanan had an idea to pitch involving[...]

Things have come full circle with the 4K Ultra HD edition, where new commentary will be included from the franchise's legacy sequel series Cobra Kai from creators Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz, and Hayden Schlossberg. Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita in The Karate Kid (1984) Image courtesy of Sony Pictures Cobra Kai Co-creator John Hurwitz on Commentary Inclusion[...]

With a sixth film on the way with Macchio and Chan to crossover and a sixth and final season to go, Cobra Kai co-creator Jon Hurwitz promises an epic finish the way the previous five have never done. Cobra Kai (L to R) Ralph Macchio as Daniel LaRusso, William Zabka as Johnny Lawrence in Cobra Kai[...]

"We can say, with great pride, that this deal is exceptional – with meaningful gains and protections for writers in every sector of the membership." Among the first to comment is Cobra Kai creator Jon Hurwitz, who wrote on social media, "Hell to the yeah! Thank you to the WGA negotiating committee! Ready to get[...]

If you're an elite special forces team that just thwarted a terrorist attack on Las Vegas, how else are you going to celebrate than by taking in anything & everything that "Sin City" has to offer – right? But what do you do the next day – after a night that's left the team the[...]

Creator Jon Hurwitz quote tweeted himself with a picture of the writing staff in a show of solidarity "We hate to strike, but if we must, we strike hard Pencils down in the Cobra Kai writers' room No writers on set These aren't fun times, but it's unfortunately necessary The moment a fair deal is[...]

Curtis Bonds Baker/Netflix © 2022 Co-creator and executive producer Jon Hurwitz quote tweeted him asking, "What do you think? Should we have kept this scene in Season 4? #CobraKai #Netflix" The scene in question starts as Silver is driving and remembering Kreese's words, "You and I both know who we are, where we've come from, what's[...]

Creators Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg, and Josh Heald spoke about a variety of subjects regarding the major arcs of season five This is your major spoilers warning. (L to R) Ralph Macchio as Daniel LaRusso, Yuji Okumoto as Chozen Toguchi, Courtney Henggeler as Amanda LaRusso, William Zabka as Johnny Lawrence in Cobra Kai Cr Courtesy of[...]

As far as twists go, Cobra Kai co-creator Jon Hurwitz confirmed a major bombshell in regards to the 2024 film Sony Pictures is planning in regards to the next Karate Kid film After a fan asked for confirmation on Twitter, the executive producer responded, "The guys and I would love to make Karate Kid and[...]

It shouldn't be to anyone's surprise that Cobra Kai creators Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg, and Josh Heald will be taking on another beloved '80s IP with their success tackling on the Netflix sequel series from Sony's The Karate Kid franchise This time it's a spinoff from Ferris Bueller's Day Off called Sam and Victor's Day[...]

Kimi Rutledge will be leading the action comedy Obliterated from Cobra Kai creators Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg, and Josh Heald She'll star opposite Nick Zano (Final Destination, DC's Legends of Tomorrow) and Shelley Hennig (Unfriended, Teen Wolf) Rutledge replaces Amalia Yoo, who was originally cast for the Sony Pictures TV series for Netflix. Grand Prairie, TX/USA[...]

The next chapter of The Karate Kid saga continues as co-executive producer Jon Hurwitz provided a tease for the fifth season of Cobra Kai "I've seen the Cobra Kai S5 trailer and I'm obsessed Perfectly sets the tone, without ruining all the surprises," he tweeted "This one feels like a different (but same) kind of[...]

Obliterated, the action comedy from Cobra Kai creators Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg, and Josh Heald, added six to round out the cast Coming onboard are Terrence Terrell (B Positive), Alyson Gorske (Head of the Class), C Thomas Howell (Southland), Eugene Kim (Brooklyn Nine-Nine), Paola Lázaro (The Walking Dead), and Amalia Yoo (Grand Army) to join[...]

The creators of The Karate Kid sequel series Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz, and Hayden Schlossberg, are partnering with Legendary Entertainment, which picked up the film rights of the IP from Gearbox, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Duke Nukem Forever (2011) Image courtesy of 3D Realms / Gearbox Legendary will also produce, as will Jean Julien Baronnet (Assassin's[...]

At the Producers Guild Awards, Cobra Kai creators Jon Hurwiz, Hayden Schlossberg, and Jon Hurwitz have tons planned for season five The Karate Kid sequel series on Netflix "Season 4 everyone knew that we were heading toward a tournament — Season 5, no one knows where we are headed," Hurwitz told Deadline Hollywood "We do,[...]

Showrunners and EPs like Jon Hurwitz are well aware of putting enough Easter Eggs of their beloved franchises in hopes fans can find them In the case of the Netflix series Cobra Kai, there was one eagle-eyed fan (yes, pun intended) who found one such flashback in season four that goes back to The Karate[...]

When Cobra Kai creators and showrunners Josh Heald, Hayden Schlossberg, and Jon Hurwitz thought to bring back The Karate Kid Part III villain Terry Silver, they had two challenges First, provide an update on the nuclear mogul and what he's been doing since the events of the 1989 film; second, to convince original star Thomas Ian[...]

Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg, and Josh Heald of Counterbalance Entertainment are continuing their relationship with Sony Pictures Television in a new four-year deal, according to Deadline Hollywood The creative minds behind The Karate Kid sequel series Cobra Kai originally signed in early 2019 just as their hit series was announced a season three renewal for[...]

While promoting their latest Hulu comedy Plan B, creators and showrunners Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg, and Josh Heald spoke to Collider about what's to come in season four and what the future holds for Cobra Kai. Cr CURTIS BONDS BAKER/NETFLIX © 2020 When it comes to planning the series, the showrunners often play it by ear season-by-season[...]

The past few weeks have been pretty kind to viewers of Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz, and Hayden Schlossberg's Cobra Kai First, Netflix co-CEO and Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos announced that the righteously popular streaming series would be returning sooner rather than later- think sometime between October and December 2021 Following that, series star William Zabka[...]

Cobra Kai creators Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz, and Hayden Schlossberg wanted to undo that for Ali's legacy and spoke to Insider about what they did to fix that "We didn't like that reason," Schlossberg said "Elisabeth didn't like that reason So we tried to think of a way to make a way that didn't make[...]

With Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz, and Hayden Schlossberg's Cobra Kai ready to make its Netflix debut on New Year's Day, the series creators are addressing why Nichole Brown's Aisha will be MIA First introduced as a childhood friend of Samantha's (Mary Mouser), Aisha would go on to join Cobra Kai as Johnny's (William Zabka) second student-[...]

Cobra Kai creators and executive producers Jon Hurwitz, Josh Heald, and Hayden Schlossberg are having a pretty good week, with the first two seasons "waxing on" and "waxing off" over on Netflix (sorry, YouTube) and a brief teaser for 2021's third season that found Daniel (Ralph Macchio) visiting Mr Miyagi's old stomping grounds overseas Now,[...]

With Cobra Kai getting settled in at its new home at Netflix, co-creators and executive producers Jon Hurwitz, Josh Heald, and Hayden Schlossberg's discussed the process of deciding which characters from the film franchise to bring back last week (more on that below) Why's that important? Because in the following trailer to promote the first two[...]