YouTube Red bought 10 episodes of a Karate Kid sequel series with the original stars
YouTube Red outbid Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, and AMC for the rights to Cobra Kai, a Karate Kid sequel series set 30 years after the events of the original movie, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The half-hour comedy series is centered on the relationship between the film’s teenage hero and villain — Danny LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) and Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) — as they open competing karate schools. It’ll be written by Hot Tub Time Machine’s Josh Heald and Harold and Kumar‘s Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg, with Hurwitz and Schlossberg also signed on to direct several episodes.
In a press release, the trio said, “Cobra Kai will be a true continuation of the original films — packed with…
