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Thirty years after the events of the 1984 All Valley Karate Tournament, a down-and-out Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) seeks redemption by reopening the infamous Cobra Kai karate dojo, reigniting his rivalry with a now successful Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio), who has been struggling to maintain balance in his life without the guidance of his mentor, Mr. Miyagi.
August 23, 2001 in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
14 August 1978, New Albany, Indiana, USA
15 May 1975, Augusta, Georgia, USA
10 June 1947, Brooklyn, New York, USA
28 November 1975, Gadsden, Alabama, USA
6 October 1963, Wilmington, Delaware, USA
May 10, 2018
There were levels of depth I didn't expect...it was surprisingly good, and a look at the Karate Kid trope through different perspectives.
May 01, 2018
This series has an underdog spirit of its own, even if it's not quite the triumphant crane kick it could be.
May 12, 2018
While Cobra Kai could have gone the way of horrible 80s movie rehashing, it actually attempted to do something rarely seen: respect the original property.
May 02, 2018
But if we must reboot our beloved old favorites, it's much better to see it done like this, using the passage of time as an asset and a way into a different story about the same people, than as a cheap rehash...
May 11, 2018
"Cobra Kai" is a lesson to others interested in mining the '80s for reboot ideas; if you're going to rely on nostalgia, at least do something interesting with it.
May 09, 2018
Somehow, Cobra Kai... keeps surpassing all reasonable expectations.
May 09, 2018
Cobra Kai is so good it gives me hope that long-mooted follow-ups to other '80s classics like Ferris Bueller's Day Off, The Goonies or Midnight Run could actually be done well.
April 24, 2018
This is the Karate Kid sequel I never knew I wanted, but am damn sure glad to have.
May 02, 2018
The series should appeal to savvy teens who delight in mildly transgressive content and to those nursing their nostalgia like Daniel and Johnny do.
May 10, 2018
If you love the Karate Kid franchise, you'll find something familiar in YouTube Red's Cobra Kai.

