Cobra Kai has many more nuances than Karate Kid when it comes to determining who the real villain is this time, if there even is one. It presents characters far from the black-and-white past ...

But will "Cobra Kai" viewers be seeing another memorable member of the larger "Karate Kid" family join in the dojo fun when ...

When Netflix decided to give The Karate Kid a new lease on life with Cobra Kai, fans weren't sure if it would work out.

Johnny first appeared in the original The Karate Kid, where he faced Daniel in the Under-18s All Valley Tournament, fighting for the Cobra Kai dojo under his mentor Kreese (Martin Kove).

A new life was breathed into The Karate Kid franchise when the first season of Cobra Kai was released in 2018.

Then came the creative trio of Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg, whose vision and unadulterated respect for The Karate Kid ultimately led Macchio and Zabka to climb aboard Cobra Kai.

It spawned two sequels, plus a spinoff movie (The Next Karate Kid, which also starred Morita) before it was remade in 2010 starring Jaden Smith and Chan. A sequel series, Cobra Kai, hit YouTube ...