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67-418: Cobra Kai is an American martial arts comedy drama television series created by Josh Heald , Jon Hurwitz , and Hayden Schlossberg , and distributed by Sony Pictures Television . It serves as a sequel to the original The Karate Kid films created by Robert Mark Kamen . The series stars Ralph Macchio and William Zabka , reprising their respective roles as Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence from

134-504: A trailer in the desert, having become obsessed with the fight he lost years ago. He is haunted by No More Kings and chases Mitchell across the desert until they have a final showdown at the All Valley Under-18 Karate Championships. Johnny then claims victory, but after realizing it was a fantasy, he is run over by Ralph Macchio as Mitchell looks on. The music video references not only The Karate Kid , but also

201-420: A black belt proficiency in heartfelt melodrama and sly humor." On Metacritic, it received a weighted score of 78 out of 100, based on seven critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". The first episode, which was posted on YouTube for free along with episode two, had been viewed 5.4 million times within the first 24 hours. While it was noted that the response had been, in part, a result of YouTube releasing

268-537: A group of bullies, Johnny agrees to teach Miguel the way of the fist and re-opens Cobra Kai. The revived dojo attracts a group of bullied social outcasts who find camaraderie and self-confidence under Johnny's tutelage. The reopening of Cobra Kai reignites Johnny's rivalry with Daniel, who responds by opening the Miyagi-do dojo, whose students include Sam and Robby, leading to a rivalry between the respective dojos. The following characters only appear via archival footage from

335-478: A large impact on the spread of practice of Traditional Chinese and Japanese Martial Arts in English-speaking countries. Martial arts films have been produced all over the world, but the genre has been dominated by Hong Kong action cinema , peaking from 1971 with the rise of Bruce Lee until the mid-1990s with a general decline in the industry, until it was revived close to the 2000s. Other notable figures in

402-422: A minimal plot and amount of character development and focus almost exclusively on the action, while others have more creative and complex plots and characters along with action scenes. Films of the latter type are generally considered to be artistically superior films, but many films of the former type are commercially successful and well received by fans of the genre. One of the earliest Hollywood movies to employ

469-575: A pop atmosphere and focuses on pop culture and literary references. Knight Rider , The Karate Kid , the Smurfs , Gulliver's Travels , characters from Peanuts , the Beastie Boys , Darth Vader , Fonzie , M.C. Hammer , Archie Bunker , Ghostbusters II , Adam and Eve , and Gene Kelly are all mentioned throughout the album. Well-known songs by the band include "Michael (Jump In)", "Sweep The Leg", and "Zombie Me". Lead singer Pete Mitchell described

536-483: A positive response from critics. At Rotten Tomatoes , it holds a 100% approval rating, with an average score of 7.5 out of 10 based on 49 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads: " Cobra Kai continues the Karate Kid franchise with a blend of pleasantly corny nostalgia and teen angst, elevated by a cast of well-written characters." Cobra Kai was 2018's best-reviewed TV drama on Rotten Tomatoes. Metacritic assigned

603-424: A post-Vietnam critique of American empire, staking its position explicitly: pacifism over violence, peace over war, an admittedly romanticized version of Eastern wisdom over the macho bravado of jock culture", Cobra Kai "models" the "unending appeal" of the "American Empire". During the show's time on YouTube Red, Cobra Kai was not released on DVD, but once the show made its move to Netflix, Sony Pictures released

670-438: A previous relationship, whom he has abandoned. In contrast, Daniel is now the owner of a successful car dealership and is married to co-owner Amanda with whom he has two children: Sam and Anthony. However, Daniel often struggles to meaningfully connect with his children especially after his friend and mentor Mr. Miyagi passed away prior to the series' beginning. After using karate to defend his teenage neighbor Miguel Diaz from

737-425: A recurring role as Chozen. In addition, Sean Kanan and Robyn Lively reprised their respective roles as Mike Barnes and Jessica Andrews from Part III . Alicia Hannah-Kim also joined the cast as Kim Da-eun while Young was upgraded to a series regular. In season six, Kanan returned as Barnes, Griffith returned as Silver, and William Christopher Ford reprised his role as Dennis de Guzman from Part III . C.S. Lee

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804-499: A score of 72 out of 100, based on 15 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". The fourth season had a positive response from critics. It received a 95% Rotten Tomatoes approval rating, with an average score of 7.9 out of 10 based on 37 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads: " Cobra Kai still delights in a fourth season that mines great fun from shifting alliances, chiefly the uneasy truce between Johnny Lawrence and Daniel LaRusso." Metacritic's weighted average assigned

871-488: A significant movie genre in themselves. Like westerns for Americans, they have become an identity of Chinese cinema. As the most prestigious movie type in Chinese film history, kung fu movies were among the first Chinese films produced and the wuxia period films (武俠片) are the original form of Chinese kung fu films. The wuxia period films came into vogue due to the thousands of years popularity of wuxia novels (武俠小說). For example,

938-464: A streaming venue that would leave that option open. The show moved to Netflix in June, taking the third season with them. Netflix released the first two seasons from YouTube on August 28, 2020, and the new third season on January 1, 2021. A fourth season was renewed, prior to season three being released, and was released on December 31, 2021. The fifth season premiered on September 9, 2022. In January 2023,

1005-480: Is a hero-wannabe who attempts to help people, but just makes things worse. The main character in the video is trying to be like Michael, from the show Knight Rider . Pete Mitchell and Neil DeGraide started No More Kings by themselves in the 1990s, and were later joined by Adam DeGraide (bass). They broke up in the late 1990s, but reformed in 2006, when Adam DeGraide started a record label called Astonish Records and signed them. The band's self-titled debut album has

1072-608: Is considered revolutionary in American cinema for raising the standard of fight scenes in western cinema. In the Chinese-speaking world, martial arts films are commonly divided into two subcategories: the wuxia period films (武俠片), and the more modern kung fu films (功夫片, best epitomized in the films of Bruce Lee ). However, according to Hong Kong film director, producer, and movie writer Ronny Yu , wuxia movies are not to be confused with martial arts movies. Kung fu films are

1139-676: Is still among the best around – no amount of mid-life crisis and teenage ennui's ever gonna keep it down." Metacritic's weighted average assigned the second season a score of 66 out of 100, based on seven critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". The third season of the series had a positive response from critics. At the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, it holds a 90% approval rating, with an average score of 8 out of 10 based on 51 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads: "By pairing its emotional punches with stronger humor, Cobra Kai 's third season finds itself in fine fighting form." On Metacritic with its weighted average, assigned

1206-713: The American Film Institute , the success of Bloodsport (1988), starring Van Damme, helped the resurgence of the martial arts film genre in the United States. In the 2000s, Thailand's film industry became an international force in the genre with the films of Tony Jaa and the cinema of Vietnam followed suit with The Rebel (2007) and Clash (2009). In more recent years, the Indonesian film industry has offered Merantau (2009) and The Raid: Redemption (2011). The Middle East has also participated in

1273-961: The "Miyagi-verse" (characters who interacted with Mr. Miyagi ) that shapes Cobra Kai . Hurwitz has also clarified that he does not consider The Karate Kid animated series (1989) to be part of the Miyagi-verse canon, but an Easter egg from it appears in season three, in response to the question about its status within Cobra Kai . In season one, Macchio and Zabka reprised their respective roles of Daniel LaRusso and Johnny. Additional The Karate Kid actors included Randee Heller as Daniel's mother Lucille LaRusso, and Martin Kove as John Kreese . The cast list for season one included Xolo Maridueña as Miguel Diaz, Mary Mouser as Daniel's daughter Samantha "Sam" LaRusso, Tanner Buchanan as Johnny's son Robby Keene, and Courtney Henggeler as Daniel's wife Amanda. Ed Asner

1340-465: The 1968 zombie film Night of the Living Dead ), and the "Zombie Me Apocamix" a remix on their popular track from the first album. Since the band's reformation, musicians are often added and interchanged according to tours and albums. Pete Mitchell is the band's lead singer and occasionally plays the guitar or piano for shows. Neil DeGraide, who produced their first three albums and played a majority of

1407-566: The 1986 film Back to School (which also stars Zabka), the 1987 film Raising Arizona , and the 1984 video for The Cars song, " You Might Think ." There are various versions of the video, the longest being a little over seven minutes. It was a collaboration between No More Kings’ record label Astonish Records, and Chapter Seven Films, a film company in Los Angeles. "Sweep the Leg" received over 80,000 views within its first week of release and became

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1474-601: The Beatles , Michael Jackson , Radiohead , Billy Joel , Beck , and Genesis . No More Kings received much of their exposure from their 2007 music video "Sweep the Leg", which incorporates elements of the 1984 film The Karate Kid and features appearances by nearly the entire original cast. Martin Kove reprises his role as John Kreese , and actors who played the Cobra Kai members in the 1984 film, Ron Thomas (Bobby), Rob Garrison (Tommy), and Tony O'Dell (Jimmy) are also part of

1541-534: The Cobra Kai karate dojo , and the rekindling of his old rivalry with Daniel. The first and second seasons launched on YouTube Red / YouTube Premium in May 2018 and April 2019. Netflix acquired the series in June 2020 after YouTube decided to stop producing scripted original programming. The third , fourth , and fifth seasons were released in January 2021, December 2021, and September 2022, respectively. Production for

1608-610: The Leg No More Kings are a Los Angeles-based musical duo formed by singer/songwriter Pete Mitchell and producer/songwriter Neil DeGraide. No More Kings' music is known for its frequent references to figures in pop culture , most notably Johnny Lawrence from The Karate Kid , Michael and K.I.T.T. from Knight Rider , Johnny 5 from Short Circuit , and Dungeons & Dragons . The name "No More Kings" comes from an episode of Schoolhouse Rock! , one of many of No More Kings' inspirations. The particular episode dealt with

1675-773: The North Atlanta Soccer Association Tophat fields in East Cobb . In December, the production was working out of Marietta and Conyers . Various exterior shots were also filmed in parts of Los Angeles such as Tarzana and Encino . Exterior locations included Golf N' Stuff in Norwalk and the South Seas Apartments in Reseda , both of which were originally featured in The Karate Kid . Principal photography for

1742-513: The Pilgrims leaving England, seeking freedom and independence. Mitchell studied fine art in college and has worked for Disney and the Jim Henson Company ; he is an accomplished animator and also speaks Japanese. He designed the interior album art for the band's first album as well as the album art and packaging for their second album. Mitchell claims his main sources of musical inspiration are

1809-553: The Red Lotus Temple", which is set in the Qing Dynasty and tells the story of a group of martial artists who band together to defend their temple from raiders. The film is notable for its action sequences and fight scenes, which were groundbreaking for the time and helped establish the martial arts film genre. Asian films are known to have a more minimalist approach to film based on their culture. Some martial arts films have only

1876-584: The Sundance Kid , Short Circuit , and Merlin and Arthur from Arthurian Legend . The album produced singles, "Obey the Groove" and "Dance Alone." III , produced in 2013 and released in 2014, is the third studio album by No More Kings. Following the release of several singles, the group published their 3rd album containing all their newer works, plus a new song called "Tracy's Song". This album contained works such as "They're Coming To Get You Barbara" (a reference to

1943-480: The action director may rely more on stylized action or film making tricks like camera angles , editing , doubles , undercranking , wire work and computer-generated imagery . Trampolines and springboards used to be used to increase the height of jumps. The minimalist style employs smaller sets and little space for improvised but explosive fight scenes, as seen by Jackie Chan's films. These techniques are sometimes used by real martial artists as well, depending on

2010-523: The album as "a thank-you letter to the 80s". In early 2008, No More Kings won in The 7th Annual Independent Music Awards for Best Pop Album. No More Kings' follow-up album, And The Flying Boombox (2009), presents quite a different atmosphere, but brings back the pop culture references including Vincent Barbarino from Welcome Back Kotter , MySpace , Dungeons & Dragons , Hollywood Squares , Lewis and Clark , Run-D.M.C. , Butch Cassidy and

2077-447: The cast. William Zabka , who played Johnny Lawrence in the film, directed the video. Pat E. Johnson , who was the martial arts director for the film as well as the martial arts director for Bruce Lee , worked on this video. Dennis Haskins and Liza Snyder also make an appearance. "Sweep the Leg" was also featured on Sony's MLB 08: The Show . The premise for the music video finds Zabka and members of his Cobra Kai gang living in

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2144-462: The context of his vision that Johnny was the true hero of the film. Next in June 2010, Ralph Macchio appeared in Funny or Die 's online short, "Wax On, F*ck Off", in which his loved ones stage an intervention to turn the former child star from a well-adjusted family man into an addict besieged with tabloid scandal in order to help his career (with frequent references to The Karate Kid ). A recurring joke in

2211-469: The episode for free, it was noted by Cinema Blend ' s Britt Lawrence that YouTube Red's new series debuted to numbers that made rival streaming services take notice. By October 30, 2018, ahead of the second-season premiere, YouTube was promoting the report that the first episode had then been viewed over 50 million times. The first episode was No. 8 on YouTube's list of ten top-trending videos of 2018. According to market research company Parrot Analytics,

2278-748: The fifth season began in September 2021 and finished in December. Like previous seasons, parts were filmed in Atlanta, Georgia , Marietta, Georgia and Los Angeles, California . The Mexico scenes were filmed in Puerto Rico on a two-day filming block, just like the two-day filming block of Okinawa, Japan and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building in Tokyo, Japan for the third season. The series

2345-475: The film series, alongside Courtney Henggeler , Xolo Maridueña , Tanner Buchanan , Mary Mouser , Jacob Bertrand , Gianni DeCenzo, Peyton List , Vanessa Rubio , and Dallas Dupree Young . Martin Kove and Thomas Ian Griffith also reprise their roles from the films as part of the main cast, with many others returning in guest or recurring roles. Cobra Kai re-examines The Karate Kid narrative from Johnny's point of view, beginning with his decision to reopen

2412-443: The film series: The thematic genesis for Cobra Kai began with a few works of pop culture. First, the 2007 music video for the song " Sweep the Leg " by No More Kings stars William Zabka (who also directed the video) as a caricature of himself as Johnny Lawrence , and features references to The Karate Kid (1984), including cameo appearances by Zabka's former co-stars. In a 2010 interview, Zabka jokingly discussed this video in

2479-600: The films. It has received numerous awards and nominations, with the third season being nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series at the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards . Thirty-four years after being defeated by Daniel LaRusso in the 1984 All-Valley Karate Tournament at the end of The Karate Kid (1984), Johnny Lawrence suffers from alcoholism and depression. He works as a part-time handyman and lives in an apartment in Reseda, Los Angeles , having fallen far from his wealthy lifestyle in Encino . He has an estranged son named Robby, from

2546-474: The first and second seasons in a "Collector's Edition" DVD set on November 24, 2020 in the United States. In 2022, Sony Pictures released the third season in January and the fourth in September, both in the United States. Sony Pictures released the fifth season in September 2023 in the United States. Madison Gate Records released an extended play entitled Cobra Kai: Wax Off – EP on July 23, 2021, featuring extended versions of four previously released tracks from

2613-420: The first season of Cobra Kai was the world's most in-demand streaming television show during May 2018. Parrot Analytics later reported that the second season of Cobra Kai was the world's most in-demand digital television show during April and through May 2019. As of September 2020, the season 1 premiere has over 90   million views, and the season 2 premiere has over 86   million views. After

2680-456: The first two episodes of the series at around 700 movie theaters across the United States. The event also included a screening of the original film . All five seasons of Cobra Kai have received positive critical reviews. At the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , the entire series received a 94% approval rating. On Metacritic , which uses a weighted average , the series holds an average rating of 71 out of 100. The first season had

2747-463: The first two seasons soundtracks. All music is composed by Leo Birenberg and Zach Robinson Cobra Kai: The Karate Kid Saga Continues , a video game based on the series, was released for PlayStation 4 , Xbox One , and Nintendo Switch on October 27, 2020, and for Microsoft Windows on January 5, 2021. A mobile game entitled Cobra Kai: Card Fighter was released on March 19, 2021, on iOS and Android devices. In 2022, Ralph Macchio published

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2814-402: The fourth season a score of 70 out of 100, based on eight critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". The fifth season had a positive response from critics. It received a Rotten Tomatoes approval rating of 98%, with an average rating of 8 out of 10 based on 44 reviews. The site's critical consensus reads: "Deftly managing an expanded roster of punchy personalities, Cobra Kai graduates to

2881-513: The genre include Jackie Chan, Jet Li , Sammo Hung , Yuen Biao , Donnie Yen , and Hwang Jang-lee . Sonny Chiba , Etsuko Shihomi , and Hiroyuki Sanada starred in numerous karate and jidaigeki films from Japan during the 1970s and early 1980s. Hollywood has also participated in the genre with actors such as Chuck Norris , Sho Kosugi , Jean-Claude Van Damme , Steven Seagal , Brandon Lee (son of Bruce Lee), Wesley Snipes , Gary Daniels , Mark Dacascos and Jason Statham . According to

2948-524: The genre with actors such as Youssef Mansour who became famous in the 1990’s for his Egyptian films that relied on martial arts. Women have also played key roles in the genre, including such actresses as Michelle Yeoh , Angela Mao and Cynthia Rothrock . In addition, western animation has ventured into the genre with the most successful effort being the internationally hailed DreamWorks Animation film franchise, Kung Fu Panda , starring Jack Black and Angelina Jolie . The Matrix (1999)

3015-465: The lessons imparted in the movie if you will. It's next generation Karate Kid." Several trailers for the show were released from February to March, before the premiere date was revealed to be May 2. YouTube Premium released a six-minute commercial parodying ESPN 's 30 for 30 in April 2019, featuring the main cast members and select ESPN personalities analyzing the 1984 match between Daniel and Johnny. It

3082-430: The memoir Waxing On: The Karate Kid and Me ( Dutton ), in which he reflects upon the making of and legacy of the Karate Kid films and Cobra Kai . Martial arts film Notable actors who have contributed to the genre include Zhang Ziyi , Tony Jaa , Bruce Lee , Jean-Claude Van Damme , Jet Li , Toshiro Mifune , Donnie Yen , Jackie Chan , Michelle Yeoh , and Sammo Hung . The first ever martial arts film

3149-439: The most-streamed show on Netflix during the month of September 2020. In February 2021, after the release of season 3, Forbes announced that it "kicked off 2021 as one of most viewed original series on a streaming platform". During the period of December 28, 2020 – January 3, 2021, it came in "second only to Netflix's Bridgerton ", with over 2.6 billion viewing minutes. Cobra Kai then moved to first place during

3216-482: The number one video on YouTube on March 16, 2007. It was featured on MySpace 's most-viewed lists, earned nearly a million views on YouTube, and was mentioned on VH1 's "Best Week Ever" online. In 2008, Astonish Records released a special collector's edition CD/DVD. In 2008, No More Kings followed up the video for "Sweep the Leg" with "Michael (Jump In)", which was animated by San Francisco animation company GhostBot. In "Michael (Jump In)", lead singer Pete Mitchell

3283-475: The period of January 4–10, 2021. Critics also offered cultural commentary in response to season three. Jen Yamato of Los Angeles Times stated that by the end of season three, there are three white men at the center of Cobra Kai , a franchise rooted in and deeply indebted to Eastern tradition. Gustavo Arellano of Los Angeles Times suggested that Cobra Kai offers a "way forward for all of us during these tumultuous times", as he saw this uplifting season 3 finale

3350-450: The season a score of 72 out of 100 based on 11 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". The second season had a positive response from critics. At the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, it holds an 90% approval rating with an average score of 7.4 out of 10, based on 31 reviews. Its critical consensus reads: "While Cobra Kai 's subversive kick no longer carries the same gleeful impact of its inaugural season, its second round

3417-621: The second season began in September 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. In October, production continued around Atlanta with shooting also occurring in Marietta. In November, the series was filming in Union City. In December, shooting transpired at the closed Rio Bravo Cantina restaurant in Atlanta. Principal photography for the fourth season began in February 2021 and ended in April in Atlanta, Georgia. Filming for

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3484-422: The series explored moving to another platform ahead of the season two premiere, but the deal did not go through. The third season was produced for YouTube and was initially set for a 2020 release, but in May 2020, the series left YouTube and moved to another streaming platform, ahead of its third-season premiere. As YouTube was not interested in renewing the series for a fourth season, the producers wanted to find

3551-538: The series moved to Netflix in August 2020, season 1 and season 2 of Cobra Kai became the most-watched series on the platform. It was the most-watched show on streaming media in the United States between August 29 and September 6, according to Nielsen ratings . During the week, the show's 20 episodes drew nearly 2.2 billion streaming minutes in the United States. The first season was watched on Netflix by 50 million member households in its first four weeks, making Cobra Kai

3618-424: The series received offers from Netflix , Amazon , Hulu , and AMC , it ultimately ended up on the subscription service YouTube Red (later YouTube Premium) . The trio was joined by executive producers James Lassiter and Caleeb Pinkett of Overbrook Entertainment in association with Sony Pictures Television . The first season was released on May 2, 2018, and the second season on April 24, 2019. The creators of

3685-448: The series was renewed for a sixth and final season . Production was halted in May, however, due to the combined impact of the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike and the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike . It resumed sometime after January 1, 2024. According to Heald, Hurwitz, and Schlossberg, only the characters from The Karate Kid , The Karate Kid Part II (1986), The Karate Kid Part III (1989), and The Next Karate Kid (1994) comprise

3752-566: The sixth and final season stopped during the period of the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike and 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike , and resumed after January 1, 2024. Season six is divided into three parts, each consisting of five episodes. Part one was released on July 18, 2024, and part two on November 15, 2024. Part three will be released on February 13, 2025. The series has attained high viewership on both YouTube and Netflix, and has received critical acclaim for its writing, performances, action sequences, humor, character development, and faithfulness to

3819-482: The sketch is that Macchio is confused for an adolescent. The short was lauded by TV Guide ' s Bruce Fretts, who referred to the video as "sidesplitting" and "comic gold". Finally, in 2013, Macchio and Zabka made guest appearances as themselves in the How I Met Your Mother episode " The Bro Mitzvah ", where Macchio is invited to Barney Stinson 's bachelor party , leading to Barney shouting that he hates Macchio and that Johnny

3886-650: The style of action in the film. During the 1970s and 1980s, the most visible presence of martial arts films was the hundreds of English-dubbed kung fu and ninja films produced by the Shaw Brothers , Godfrey Ho and other Hong Kong producers. These films were widely broadcast on North American television on weekend timeslots that were often colloquially known as Kung Fu Theater , Black Belt Theater or variations thereof. Inclusive in this list of films are commercial classics like The Big Boss (1971), Drunken Master (1978) and One Armed Boxer (1972). Those films had

3953-414: The use of martial arts was the 1955 film Bad Day at Black Rock , though the scenes of Spencer Tracy performed barely any realistic fight sequences, but composed mostly of soft knifehand strikes . Martial arts films contain many characters who are martial artists and these roles are often played by actors who are real martial artists. If not, actors frequently train in preparation for their roles or

4020-522: The weekend before the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol invasion . The Hollywood Reporter , former NBA champion and student of martial arts Kareem Abdul-Jabbar suggested that his friend and teacher, the late Bruce Lee , was linked to the influence of the original Karate Kid films. Finally, Albert Wu and Michelle Kuo of the Los Angeles Review of Books argued that while the original Karate Kid "film functioned as

4087-849: The wuxia novels of Jin Yong and Gu Long directly led to the prevalence of wuxia period films. Outside of the Chinese speaking world the most famous wuxia film made was the Ang Lee film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), which was based on the Wang Dulu series of wuxia novels: it earned four Academy Awards , including one for Best Foreign Film. Martial arts westerns are usually American films inexpensively filmed in Southwestern United States locations, transposing martial arts themes into an "old west" setting; e.g., Red Sun with Charles Bronson and Toshiro Mifune . No More Kings#Sweep

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4154-538: Was a Chinese film released in 1928, The Burning of the Red Lotus Temple (also translated as "The Burning of the Red Lotus Monastery"), a silent film directed by Chinese film director Zhang Shichuan and produced by the Mingxing Film Company . The film pioneered the martial arts film genre, and was the first kung fu action film ever created. The film is based on the popular Chinese novel "The Romance of

4221-1226: Was cast in a guest role as Johnny's wealthy, verbally abusive step-father, Sid Weinberg. Vanessa Rubio joined the cast as Miguel's mother Carmen. In season two, Macchio, Zabka, Maridueña, Mouser, Buchanan, and Henggeler all returned, with Jacob Bertrand , Gianni DeCenzo, and Kove being promoted to series regulars, and newcomers Paul Walter Hauser and Peyton List joining the cast. The Karate Kid actors Heller, Rob Garrison (Tommy), Ron Thomas (Bobby), and Tony O'Dell (Jimmy) made guest appearances during this season. In season three, Macchio, Zabka, Maridueña, Mouser, Buchanan, Henggeler, Bertrand, DeCenzo, and Kove returned. Reprising their roles from The Karate Kid and The Karate Kid II in guest appearances during this season were Elisabeth Shue ( Ali Mills ), Ron Thomas (Bobby), Tamlyn Tomita ( Kumiko ), Traci Toguchi (Yuna), and Yuji Okumoto ( Chozen Toguchi ). In season four, Rubio and List were promoted to series regulars, while Dallas Dupree Young and Oona O'Brien were cast in recurring roles. In addition, Thomas Ian Griffith reprised his role as Terry Silver from The Karate Kid Part III , while Okumoto and Heller made guest appearances. In season five, Okumoto had

4288-545: Was cast to portray Master Kim Sun-Yung, a character first referenced by Terry Silver in that film. Lewis Tan , Patrick Luwis, and Rayna Vallandingham joined the cast in supporting roles. Principal photography for the first season began in August 2017 in Atlanta , Georgia . Filming took place at various locations throughout that month at places including Union City , Marietta , and the Briarcliff Campus of Emory University . In November, shooting moved to locales such as

4355-601: Was nominated for a Clio Award . The series held its world premiere on April 24, 2018, at the SVA Theatre in New York City , New York , during the annual Tribeca Film Festival . Following the screening, a discussion was held with writers, directors, and executive producers Hayden Schlossberg , Jon Hurwitz , and Josh Heald, in addition to series stars and co-executive producers William Zabka and Ralph Macchio . YouTube partnered with Fathom Events for special screenings of

4422-417: Was promoted at the annual Television Critics Association 's winter press tour held in January 2018, when YouTube's global head of original content Susanne Daniels described the show: "It is a half an hour format but I would call it a dramedy. I think it leans into the tone of the movie in that there are dramatic moments throughout. I think it's very faithful really in some ways to what the movie set about doing,

4489-519: Was the real hero of The Karate Kid . Towards the end of the episode, a clown in the party wipes off his makeup and reveals himself as Zabka. This influenced the launch of Cobra Kai , which gives a balanced perspective for Johnny, Daniel, and other characters. Zabka continued to be a recurring character throughout the ninth season of the show . Cobra Kai was greenlit in August 2017, with ten half-hour episodes, written and executive produced by Josh Heald , Jon Hurwitz , and Hayden Schlossberg . Although

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