Cobra Kai Boss Clarifies The Show’s Connection To Recently Announced New Karate Kid Movie

Cobra Kai, the follower series to The Karate Kid movie franchise, is still as precious by fans as ever following the conclusion of Season 5, and the wait on Season 6 has actually currently been increased by the news that a new Karate Kid movie is coming in 2024. Those questioning if and how Netflix’s series will link to the upcoming movie need not consider too greatly any even more, as co-showrunner Jon Hurwitz has actually clarified the 2 tasks’ relationship to one another, or the absence thereof. 

Despite stars like Ralph Macchio hypothetically talking about Cobra Kai spinoffs that might occur, it doesn’t seem like the upcoming Sony motion picture slated for June 7, 2024 is within those lines of idea. Co-developer and EP Jon Hurwitz tweeted out a message following the motion picture’s statement, and made it clear where it presently stands in concerns to the Netflix hit’s story: 

The news that the upcoming Karate Kid motion picture relatively has absolutely nothing to do with the Cobra Kai series will likely be frustrating to hardcore fans. The showrunners have actually usually explained their streaming dramedy as observing the Miyagi-verse, implying that they comply with the cinema efforts including Pat Morita’s sensible sensei Mr. Miyagi. It’s completely possible this upcoming function might likewise focus on Mr. Miyagi in some method (though please God not a recasting), though Cobra Kai‘s imaginative group obviously didn’t get any of those memos. 

This most current upgrade from Jon Hurwitz is complicated, as the only details that was exposed about the upcoming Karate Kid motion picture was that it will be “the return of the initial Karate Kid franchise.” But it’s hard to think of how that’s the case at the minute if the co-showrunners of Cobra Kai are not included, not to discuss the stars themselves, Ralph Macchio and William Zabka. Perhaps future information will clarify this motion picture’s location in the franchise, and ideally discuss what it even is precisely. Could it particularly follow the tradition from the later movies?

It might not be perfect that Sony has a Karate Kid motion picture coming out that might have absolutely nothing to do with Cobra Kai, however it’s not completely unprecedented. Star Trek is an example of a franchise whose movies and television programs were as soon as greatly connected to its tv programs, however now exist mostly as different and various universes. Both have actually handled to flourish and succeed, regardless of even more current problems the franchise has actually had with trying to get Star Trek 4 off the ground. 

While Cobra Kai’s co-showrunners aren’t associated with any upcoming Karate Kid motion pictures to date, they do have a prominent function that is based upon another iconic ‘80s motion picture. Sam And Victor’s Day Off is an approaching spinoff that will follow the valet drivers who appeared in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, which appears like a fascinating property. As such, it would’ve been incredible to discover that they’d be providing their skills to a brand-new motion picture set within Miyagi-verse, however for now, everybody can enjoy their lots of Cobra Kai successes with a Netflix subscription. 

As discussed, the brand-new Karate Kid motion picture is slated to be launched on June 7th, 2024. Surely more information about the evident franchise extension will be revealed in the coming months, so do not wander off too far from the dojo.