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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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

It seems clear that the Miyagi-verse is firmly in the hands of Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg, and Josh Heald That said, could Sony move forward with the main cast outside of the streaming series canon? Again, a possibility… but why? (L to R) Ralph Macchio as Daniel LaRusso, Yuji Okumoto as Chozen Toguchi, Courtney Henggeler as Amanda[...]

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[...]

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[...]

Cobra Kai creators & showrunners Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg & Josh Heald had some interesting teases about what's to come for Season 5.

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[...]

Speaking with TV Line, executive producers and showrunners Jon Hurwitz and Josh Heald teased about what's to come. Cobra Kai (L to R) Ralph Macchio as Daniel LaRusso, William Zabka as Johnny Lawrence in Cobra Kai Cr Courtesy of Netflix © 2021 "Johnny and Daniel have very different ideologies, and it has caused conflict throughout their lives,"[...]

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[...]

We will dearly miss our Sid. — Josh Heald (@healdrules) August 29, 2021 It's not known if Asner filmed anything for season four, but co-showrunner Josh Heald penned a tribute on Twitter "Getting to work with [Ed Asner] on [Cobra Kai] made a surreal experience even deeper What a sense of humor on that man He was[...]

One of those responsible is co-creator and co-showrunner Josh Heald along with Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg created the series far beyond anything imagined set in the world of the Karate Kid expanding the stories of its central characters Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) and Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Heald opened[...]

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[...]

Cobra Kai co-creator Josh Heald spoke with Cinemablend about the events leading up to Shue's return You can read her side here "When we shot that moment of Johnny throwing his phone on the beach and the camera finds that Ali Mills Schwarber accepted his friend request, we did not know that Elisabeth Shue was[...]

Directed by Lin Oeding and written by creators Josh Heald and Hayden Schlossberg along with Stacey Harman, "You're Gonna Pay" is quite literal when it comes to what the costs are for Daniel, Robbie, Johnny, Sam (Mary Mouser) and Miguel Macchio, Zabka, Mouser, and Maridueña move the episode along enough to keep it going and[...]

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[...]

For a while there, it was understandable that fans of co-creators and executive producers Jon Hurwitz, Josh Heald, and Hayden Schlossberg's Cobra Kai were feeling that they may have seen the last of the Karate Kid sequel series Then came word that Netflix had nabbed the rights to a third and possibly future seasons/spinoff projects, and everyone got[...]

With YouTube Originals' Cobra Kai officially kicking down the door on its sophomore season today, Jon Hurwitz, Josh Heald, and Hayden Schlossberg's Karate Kid sequel is offering viewers a quick-n-easy season 1 recap of the Ralph Macchio / William Zabka – starrer. Just how "quick-n-easy'? How does under four minutes sound? Check out the video below: https://youtu.be/KMf8r1SrpVcVideo can't be loaded[...]

With a little more than a week to go before YouTube Originals' Cobra Kai kicks down the door on its sophomore season on April 24th, Jon Hurwitz, Josh Heald, and Hayden Schlossberg continue giving fans of the Karate Kid sequel series a lot to get excited about This time, the trio – along with Ralph Macchio and the man[...]

With less than two weeks to go before YouTube Originals' Cobra Kai returns for its sophomore season on April 24th, Jon Hurwitz, Josh Heald, and Hayden Schlossberg continue to give fans of the Karate Kid sequel series a lot to get excited about This time, the trio – along with others from cast and crew – go back in time to discuss the[...]

YouTube Original's Cobra Kai coming off an amazingly strong freshmen season, and since then Jon Hurwitz  (Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle), Josh Heald (Hot Tub Time Machine), and Hayden Schlossberg (The Pact) have been making the interview rounds to tease fan on what they can expect when the Karate Kid sequel series starring Ralph Macchio (Daniel LaRusso) and William Zabka (Johnny Lawrence) returns. YouTube Premium Well, the wait[...]

Their lives inevitably become intertwined and the rivalry is reignited, setting forth the next generation of "karate kids" in COBRA KAI, a YouTube Red Original Series. COBRA KAI also stars Courtney Henggeler (Mom, Fixed) as Daniel's wife, Amanda; Vanessa Rubio (How to Be Single) as Carmen, single mother and Johnny's girlfriend; Xolo Maridueña as Carmen's son,[...]

The way viewers have embraced the new twist on this beloved franchise has been nothing short of amazing, and we're thrilled to partner with Sony TV, Overbrook and the extraordinary creative team led by Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz, and Hayden Schlossberg to create a second season." – Susanne Daniels, Original Content-Global, YouTube https://youtu.be/xCwwxNbtK6YVideo can't be loaded because[...]

The way viewers have embraced the new twist on this beloved franchise has been nothing short of amazing, and we're thrilled to partner with Sony TV, Overbrook and the extraordinary creative team led by Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz, and Hayden Schlossberg to create a second season." – Susanne Daniels, Original Content-Global, YouTube https://youtu.be/xCwwxNbtK6YVideo can't be loaded because[...]