The Karate Kid franchise has been a cultural icon for over 40 years, especially with the release of Karate Kid: Legends.

Not quite Cobra Kia Its been 41 years since Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) moved to a new city, fell in love with the beautiful Elizabeth Shue, had his backside kicked while dressed as a shower, ...

Here's how "Karate Kid: Legends" is connected to the hit series "Cobra Kai" and which you should be watching first.

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

The prophecy of six movies and six seasons of a TV show – wait, was that a thing? – has been fulfilled, as the Karate Kid franchise returns to theaters in Karate Kid: Legends. Though it is opening ...

He was introduced to a new generation on Cobra Kai, which finished its six-season run in February 2025. Karate Kid: Legends merges the worlds of The Karate Kid franchise.

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.

The Karate Kid Has a Comic Book Origin You Probably Forgot About Before The Karate Kid faced Cobra Kai, his story unfolded in the pages of comics.

More than 40 years later, Ralph Macchio is still crane-kicking it as Daniel LaRusso, his character from The Karate Kid and Cobra Kai. In Karate Kid: Legends, Macchio's latest martial-arts movie ...

Let's dig into the ending of Karate Kid: Legends, as well as the post-credits scene and whether or not the movie connects to Cobra Kai at all.

Cindy Ord/Getty Images 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.

Karate Kid: Legends was originally announced in September 2022, and it immediately raised a number of questions as to how it would navigate the then-upcoming final season of Cobra Kai.