The Karate Kid is one of the most beloved and inspirational sports movies, and it's difficult to argue against the 1984 original being the best in the franchise (even when compared to Cobra Kai).

Ali's appearance in Cobra Kai brilliantly resolved her relationship with Johnny, and they had a date at Golf N'Stuff almost identical to the one teenage Ali and Daniel had in The Karate Kid.Since ...

In Karate Kid: Legends, Macchio's latest martial-arts movie, the actor reprises his role from the original Karate Kid trilogy and Cobra Kai, the Netflix series, which concluded its six-season run ...

NEED TO KNOW. Karate Kid: Legends is the sixth movie in the franchise. Cobra Kai ran for six seasons, ending in February 2025. Ralph Macchio first played Daniel LaRusso in 1984's The Karate Kid ...

With the release of “Karate Kid: Legends,” fans of the Netflix series “Cobra Kai” wondered how – or even if – the show would connect to the new film.

Forty-eight hours after wrapping Cobra Kai in Atlanta, Ralph Macchio was right back where he started on the Montreal-based set of Karate Kid: Legends.. Macchio stepped foot onto Legends’ version ...

With Karate Kid: Legends playing it safe (and wasting Ralph Macchio's talents), the franchise is in better hands in the "Cobra Kai" universe.

Forty-eight hours after wrapping Cobra Kai in Atlanta, Ralph Macchio was right back where he started on the Montreal-based set of Karate Kid: Legends.. Macchio stepped foot onto Legends’ version ...

NEED TO KNOW. Ralph Macchio was 22 when he filmed The Karate Kid. The long-running Netflix series Cobra Kai ended in February 2025 after six seasons. The latest installment in the Karate Kid ...

This is not a 'Cobra Kai' movie. It's within the Karate Kid universe," director Jonathan Entwistle said, per Jake Hodges and Perri Nemiroff of Collider. "It's another chapter in the story.