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Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg, and Josh Heald are set to revive yet another franchise, and this time it’s a Knight Rider movie, which seems tougher than Karate Kid (via The Hollywood Reporter). They were successful in bringing the Karate Kid legacy back with Cobra Kai, but their next mission seems to be far tougher.

Cobra Kai thrived because of the timeless character drama, but Knight Rider has always been a high-concept gimmick. Now that technology has evolved so much, along with people’s expectations, we’d need more than just a guy and his talking car for the revival to work.

Everything We Know About the Knight Rider Movie...

The creators of Cobra Kai are all set to revive another beloved 1980s property. Cobra Kai was a legacy sequel to The Karate Kid franchise, one that not only gave expanded roles to several stars of the original Karate Kid trilogy but also put the spotlight on a new generation that could carry the franchise forward. Cobra Kai was a critical hit, and when it moved from YouTube Red to Netflix, it became a global sensation, spanning six seasons that concluded in February 2025. Cobra Kai has made The Karate Kid franchise the most popular it has been since the 1980s, and now Universal Pictures hopes the creative team can do...

The creators of hit TV series Cobra Kai are tackling another bit of 1980s nostalgia – vehicular show Knight Rider.

“There’s no need to shout, Michael, I’m all around you.”

Yes, the unusual friendship between a crime fighting agent and his strangely posh talking car, Kitt, could be making a return – this time to the big screen.

The creators of hit series Cobra Kai – a spin-off from the much-loved 1984 martial arts drama, The Karate Kid – are said to be in early talks to make a movie out of Knight Rider, a TV show that first aired in 1982.

Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg and Josh Heald first created Cobra Kai in...

Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg, and Josh Heald, the team behind the Netflix hit ‘Cobra Kai’ are in talks to bring Knight Rider, the iconic 1980s show about a talking car, to the big screen.

According to sources, Hurwitz, Schlossberg, and Heald are in early talks to write the movie’s screenplay. Hurwitz and Schlossberg are also in discussions to direct.

The trio will produce through their Counterbalance Entertainment company, joining Kelly McCormick and David Leitch of 87North, who are producing through their first-look deal with Universal. Gary Barber and Chris Stone are also producing through Spyglass.

Knight Rider originally aired on NBC from 1982 to 1986 and was created by TV producer Glen A. Larson.

Knight Rider is racing back to the screen for the first time in over a decade. However, instead of another TV reboot, Universal is sending Michael Knight and Kitt to the big screen.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg, and Josh Heald are in early talks to write the screenplay for the Knight Rider movie, with the former two also in talks to direct. The trio will also produce through their Counterbalance Entertainment production company, joining Kelly McCormick and David Leitch, who are producing through their banner 87North, which has a first-look deal with Universal. McCormick and Leitch recently resurrected another '80s television classic for Universal,...

“Cobra Kai” creators Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg are in early talks to adapt “Knight Rider” for Universal Pictures. Heald, Hurwitz and Schlossberg would write the screenplay and produce, with Hurwitz and Schlossberg in early talks to direct.

Plot details are being kept under wraps. Kevin Burrows and Matt Mider wrote an initial draft for the project.

L-r Hayden Schlossberg, Jon Hurwitz and Josh Heald (Photo credit: Curtis Baker)

“Knight Rider” was created by the late Glen A. Larson and aired on NBC from 1982-1986. The series starred David Hasselhoff as a former Los Angeles detective who got shot in the face and got rescued by self-made billionaire Wilton Knight,...

The creators of Cobra Kai are taking a shadowy flight into the world of a man who does not exist. Fresh off revitalizing the Karate Kid franchise, they're taking on another icon of the 1980s in the form of Knight Rider, the beloved-but-cheesy NBC drama about a man and his artificially intelligent supercar. Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg, and Josh Heald are currently in talks to bring the franchise to the big screen for the first time for Universal Pictures.

According to reports, the trio will produce and write the film, with Hurwitz and Schlossberg planning to direct it. After the success of Cobra Kai, the hit Netflix series about the...

Ralph Macchio is best known for his roles in The Karate Kid movies and their spinoff show, Cobra Kai. But he also played a recurring character in the procedural comedy Psych, and reprised the role in the spinoff movie. Macchio played the role of the anxious yet stern police instructor Nick Conforth.

Macchio has played Daniel La Russo for a better part of his career, starting in the ‘80s with The Karate Kid. After appearing in two more movies, he reprised the role in the spinoff series Cobra Kai, which became an instant hit. He reprised the role again in this year’s The Karate Kid: Legends, which saw him team up with Jackie Chan.

Did Xolo Maridueña just hint at his next Netflix project? After starring in the Cobra Kai series and confirming his involvement in the upcoming Blue Beetle animated show, the actor teased that he might be part of the live-action adaptation of One Piece. As the show is scheduled to release its next installment in 2026, there's a chance it could make a surprise appearance.

In a recent interview, Maridueña was asked if he's going to be part of the One Piece live-action series, as he's friends with Iñaki Godoy, who plays Monkey D. Luffy in the show. Maridueña plays coy with his response, saying that he's happy for his friend and...

Television shows often get tagged as “cinematic” when the visuals are particularly big or flashy. But TV scores can provide just as much scope, emotional weight, mood, and tone to a series — dancing backwards in heels against the imagery, sneaking unseen between cuts to create tension the viewer doesn’t even know they’re feeling, or bursting out of the frame to carry us through the most important moments in our favorite TV shows.

It’s all the more impressive given the number of cues TV composers often have to write and how quickly the music has to come together. So, IndieWire reached out to every Emmy-nominated composer this year to ask them which TV scores from the past year were extraordinary, even among the extraordinary challenges every TV score has to solve. The respondents themselves represent a real variety of genres, formats, and styles; and their responses show that — as Kathryn Bostic,...

Netflix’s One Piece fanned the flames of audience expectations with the latest live-action season 3 promotional trailer. Talk has once again turned to future casting now that Robin, Vivi, and Smoker have been officially revealed, with the newest rumor circulating about who will be portraying the illustrious Portgas D. Ace in the upcoming seasons.

Fans have set their sights on a few actors already, with none more popular than Xolo Maridueña, best known for his roles as Miguel Diaz in the Netflix martial arts series, Cobra Kai, and Jaime Reyes in DC Comics’s Blue Beetle. Rumors about his involvement circulated a year back and continue to be at the forefront of everyone’s fancasting theories.

Rumors Point to Xolo Maridueña as a Possible Casting Choice for One Piece’s Season 3 Portgas D. Ace

In an interview conducted with Echale Podcast, host Jose Quintero would ask Xolo Maridueña about his...

Karate Kid: Legends may have underwhelmed at the box office, but it's crane kicking its way to new success on the PVOD charts. A new report has revealed that the sixth installment in the long-running martial arts franchise is finding success on iTunes following its theatrical run.

According to FlixPatrol, as of Aug. 15, Karate Kid: Legends is ranked No. 9 on iTunes' Top 10 Movies chart in the United States. After making just $107 million in theaters, Legends has found success on PVOD, as the movie has been in iTunes Top 10 since last month, proving that audiences are still interested in more Karate Kid, just not enough to go to a theater to see it. Other 2025 releases that remain popular on iTunes include Thunderbolts* and Ballerina.

Legends Was the First New Karate Kid Movie in 15 Years Image via Sony Pictures

Karate Kid: Legends was the first new Karate Kid movie since 2010's The Karate Kid,...

Netflix is many different things to many different people. To some, it's the home of gripping original series. To others, it's the perfect laundry-folding service, offering harmless entertainment and light reality shows to put on in the background. But to select TV fans, Netflix is the home for second chances.

As Netflix grew in stature and influence, the streamer needed more content to fill its servers. So it took, and took again, to previously canceled network and cable shows: shows that often had an impassioned but small cult audience. Netflix reunited the main cast and creative team of each show, to try and relight the fire it originally had and provide closure its fans desperately needed. Some experiments were successful. Others, less so. But all are worth talking about in the history of Netflix as a medium disruptor.

Here, then, are 10 TV shows Netflix saved from cancellation. Is your favorite on the list?...

Every year, fans bid farewell to their favorite franchise or series, and 2025 is no different. However, it is rather a pivotal year in entertainment for we will be saying goodbye to not one or two but six major franchises.

Spanning science fiction, action, horror, teen drama, and more, these closing chapters have defined a generation of viewers, but it is time to bid them farewell. From Tom Cruise’s celebrated Mission: Impossible franchise to Hawkins’ final battle with Vecna or Joe Goldberg finally paying for his crimes, 2025 has already and will mark the final curtain for some of the most popular worlds on the screen.

While some endings were planned all along, others resulted from shifting corporate strategies or creative closure. Whether it’s a send‑off that feels earned or one that leaves fans wanting more, each farewell carries weight in the streaming wars. So here is an in-depth...

If you can believe it, we're already well past halfway through 2025. We have already binge-watched a number of new hit Netflix shows like Adolescence, Ransom Canyon, and Untamed and obsessed over the last seasons of the streamer's biggest fan-favorites like The Night Agent, Ginny & Georgia, Sweet Magnolias, and of course we can't forget the final season of Squid Game.

Before the ball could even drop and welcome us to 2025, Netflix already got started with revealing a handful of release dates to get fans excited. The Night Agent season 2 helped get the year started on an action-packed note in January, as will the second season of teen rom-com series Xo, Kitty and Harlan Coben's latest mystery limited series Missing You.

The start of the year also brought some long anticipated titles like Mark L. Smith's Western miniseries American Primeval, Robert De Niro's debut television role in limited series Zero Day,...

Ralph Macchio returned to the big screen for Karate Kid: Legends, but did you know that he also fought to schedule its release at an opportune time, to make sure the movie premieres after the final season of Cobra Kai? Why, you ask? Well, he likely wanted to preserve the emotional arcs of the story, which had a build-up of around seven years.

In Karate Kid: Legends, we saw Jackie Chan and Macchio team up in the shared universe, and in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, here’s what the latter said about the film’s release:

I was screaming constantly every day: “This movie has to come out after the show finishes.”

So, let’s see why the timing of these two projects mattered, and how the delay was required for the story to unfold naturally.

Ralph Macchio Fought to Release Karate Kid: Legends After Cobra Kai Finale...

Netflix opened its big black box of data for the first time in 2023, lifting the lid on viewing figures for its entire catalog of movies and TV shows in spreadsheets that span tens of thousands of entries.

The so-called “data dump” reports titled “What We Watched,” released every six months, started breaking down the number of views for a title from July 2023, meaning we now have two years of comparable ratings to reflect on.

Deadline combined the data from the four reports to provide a rundown on what Netflix’s 300M-plus subscribers have been watching over the past two years. For transparency, Deadline used ChatGPT to consolidate and comb through the data, but our rankings have been fact-checked and provided to Netflix for comment.

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Remember the time in which we were promised that streaming services would eliminate the cost and need of cable? Nowadays, you need approximately 10 streaming services to watch everything you want, and if my math is correct, that's more expensive than cable ever was -- oh, and there are ads now too! Yeah, streaming has become like cable, but somehow much worse.

With the rising cost of life and the economy being about as stable as a one-wheeled tricycle, a lot of people wonder what's necessary and isn't -- especially when it comes to entertainment. Unquestionably, Netflix remains the granddaddy of streaming services, but does it justify a subscription? If you consider the below 15 shows, yeah, it does. These might not be the highest-ranked series on Rotten Tomatoes, nor the most-watched programming according to Tudum, but they're the Netflix shows that make it easier to say, "Okay. I'll pay for one more month.

Annalisa Cochrane sure is stacking up a seriously cool Hollywood resume with her most recent role in James Gunn’s ‘Superman.’ As for what role she plays in the film, Cochrane’s character still seems to be somewhat of a mystery, despite the film’s recent release. Even though she is mentioned in the credits (via Cinema.com), her character remains unknown.

But worry not, Cochrane has many other roles she has played to perfection! Let’s take a look at some of them and let you decide if you want to binge-watch her work or not. Spoiler alert, you might want to.

1. Annalisa Cochrane’s Role in ‘Cobra Kai’ Annalisa Cochrane in ‘Cobra Kai’ | Credits: Netflix

Annalisa Cochrane plays the role of Yasmine in ‘Cobra Kai,’ one of the two secondary antagonists in season one. While not in the second season, she becomes a recurring character from season three onwards.

A Must-Watch For Franchise Fans Or Just Nostalgia Bait?(Photo Credit –Facebook)

Karate Kid: Legends, the sixth film in the Karate Kid franchise, hit the big screen on May 30, 2025. The film, starring Jackie Chan, Ralph Macchio, and Ben Wang, has grossed approximately $105 million at the box office worldwide according to Box Office Mojo. For those of you who missed watching it in theaters, there is nothing to worry about, as the movie is now available to stream in India. Wondering where to watch it and if it’s worth your time? Read on for all the details.

Where to Stream Karate Kid: Legends

The martial arts drama is now available to rent in India on Amazon Prime Video and Zee5 for ₹249. The film has a runtime of 1 hour and 34 minutes. In the US, it’s available to rent on Prime Video and Apple TV, among other digital platforms.

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Como pasó con ‘Cobra Kai’, ‘El Juego del Calamar’ o ‘Stranger Things’, se dividirá en dos partes. © Netflix

Netflix ha desvelado el nuevo tráiler y póster de la esperadísima segunda temporada de Miércoles,. Y lo ha hecho, como no podía ser de otra manera, un miércoles.

En esta temporada, nuestra querida Miércoles tendrá que enfrentarse a familiares, amigos y viejos adversarios en la Academia Nevermore, lo que la llevará a vivir otro año de caos deliciosamente oscuro y espeluznante. Armada con su característico ingenio afilado y su encanto inexpresivo, también se verá inmersa en un nuevo y escalofriante misterio sobrenatural.

Jenna Ortega volverá como Miércoles Addams, mientras que Catherine Zeta-Jones como Morticia, Luis Guzmán como Gómez y Isaac Ordóñez como Pugsley pasarán a ser regulares del reparto de la segunda temporada. Emma Myers, Joy Sunday, Hunter Doohan, Victor Dorobantu, Moosa Mostafa y Georgie Farmer también regresarán, al igual que Fred Armisen...

"Karate Kid: Legends" is a legacy sequel that bridges the gap between the most disparate corners of the franchise. The film follows O.G. star Daniel LuRusso (Ralph Macchio) and the sensei from the 2010 "Karate Kid" reboot, Mr. Han (Jackie Chan), as they combine their veteran expertise in kung fu and karate to prepare young Li Fong (Ben Wang) for the ultimate martial arts competition. The film offers a prototypical "Karate Kid" story about a young underdog having to overcome the odds, and it's entertaining viewing if you're a fan of flicks of this ilk.

Unfortunately, "Karate Kid: Legends" wasn't a mammoth box office success, earning just $104 million on the back of a $45 million budget. This suggests that the millions of fans who discovered the property through Netflix's hugely successful "Cobra Kai" spin-off series weren't as excited about a new movie set in this universe. However, some viewers will...

Cobra Kai, the TV series continuation of the Karate Kid film franchise, just wrapped up its six season run back in February, but we’ve already gotten another follow-up with the feature film Karate Kid: Legends, which reached theatres at the end of May. As we reported earlier today, Karate Kid: Legends has now received a digital release, with a physical media release (including a 6-movie Karate Kid film collection on 4K) to follow in August. Now, to mark the occasion of the digital release, we’ve gotten our hands on an Exclusive behind-the-scenes featurette that focuses on cast member Joshua Jackson and the character he plays. To hear Jackson discuss fighting and portraying fathers, check out the featurette embedded above.

Directed by Jonathan Entwistle from a screenplay written by Rob Lieber, Karate Kid: Legends has the following synopsis: After a family tragedy, kung fu prodigy Li Fong is uprooted...

"Cobra Kai" is the best thing to happen to the "Karate Kid" franchise since we first heard Joe Esposito's "You're the Best" in the 1984 original film. This is a legacy sequel done right, a TV show that understood what made the original films so successful and so beloved (even the nearly universally maligned "Karate Kid Part III"), while also carving its own path and identity. Indeed, the appeal of "Cobra Kai" is that it serves as a fantastic reversal of the original movie, with a new generation taking the place of the original characters, a new karate kid who learns to defend himself before having a brief turn to the dark side, and a struggling mentor who learns to embrace balance.

But it also served as the best possible scenario for a continuation of the original trilogy, catching up not only with Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) and Daniel Larusso...

Cobra Kai actress Alicia Hannah-Kim has spoken up about her recent clash with co-star Martin Kove, who bit her arm at a fan convention in Puyallup, Washington.

On June 23, Hannah-Kim and Kove were at a VIP meet-and-greet for Summer Con when Kove bit Hannah-Kim and was subsequently escorted off the premises.

The police report stated that Hannah-Kim told an officer that when she had tapped Kove on the shoulder to say hello, he had turned around, grabbed her arm and bit her “so hard he nearly drew blood.” Though Hannah-Kim decided not to press charges, she still requested the report be filed as a precaution in case such incidents continued.

On Sunday, Hannah-Kim posted a video to Instagram, starting off, “I know that there’s a lot going on in the world right now, so I am going to keep this brief.”

She said, “I was really enjoying my time at Summer Con.

Alicia Hannah-Kim has spoken out strongly after reportedly being bitten by her Cobra Kai co-star Martin Kove during a convention appearance. While critical of Kove, the actor also encouraged fans to not let the off-screen situation hinder their enjoyment of Cobra Kai.

Hannah-Kim -- who played sensei Kim Da-Un in Seasons 5 and 6 of the Netflix series -- addressed what happened at Washington's Summer Con during an Instagram video on Sunday, June 29, 2025. She reiterated it was "a serious incident" that shouldn't be taken lightly, and showed a visible bruise on her arm, where Kove allegedly assaulted her.

"No one wants to be attacked at work or anywhere, really," Hannah-Kim stressed. "I don’t think anybody would think this is normal or warranted or acceptable. I just think that when you are confronted with something like this, it’s good to stand up for yourself. It’s an important choice to make,...

Hilary Swank refused to take a bite out of “Cobra Kai.” The Oscar-winning actress opted not to return to her roots with a cameo in the Netflix series. Swank previously starred in 1994’s “The Next Karate Kid” in the lead role.

Josh Heald, who co-created the “Cobra Kai” series with Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg, told Entertainment Weekly they approached Swank about reprising her role of Julie Pierce in the sixth and final season. “We did reach out in the very early days before the season to see if there was a path [for her to appear],” Heald said. “We had an inkling of an idea about how she could come into this story and not have to commit to 10 episodes or something.”

While the “Cobra Kai” team was going to tell Swank the “beginnings of a genesis of an idea,” they did not get a chance to meet with the actress. “She didn...

Alicia Hannah-Kim is publicly speaking out after her Cobra Kai co-star Martin Kove apologized for biting her arm at a fan convention.

In an Instagram video shared Sunday, Hannah-Kim thanked everyone for their support before diving into the “serious incident.“

“No one wants to be attacked at work or anywhere really. And I don’t think anybody would think this is normal or warranted or acceptable,” she said.

She added, “I just think that when you are confronted with something like this, it’s good to stand up for yourself. It’s an important choice to make. I think it’s the good choice to make. I also want to express that this does not represent my experience with the show at large. I think everybody can tell that it’s a really good vibe and a great cast. And everybody else is delightful. I don’t want this to...

“Cobra Kai” star Alicia Hannah-Kim has publicly spoken out about the incident in which her co-star Martin Kove bit her arm at this year’s Washington State Summer Con, telling her supporters, “No one wants to be attacked at work.”

Hannah-Kim filed a police report against the 78-year-old actor, accusing him of biting and bruising her arm. While the two were both at Summer Con, Hannah-Kim alleged that she approached Kove in a VIP area to greet him only for him to grab her arm after she tapped him on the shoulder and bite her so hard he nearly drew blood and cause her to yell out in pain. Afterward, Kove allegedly began kissing the area he had bitten.

The actress chose not to file charges against the actor, but he was subsequently expelled by police from the fan convention.

On Instagram, the actress addressed the incident for the first...

“Cobra Kai” star Alicia Hannah-Kim has addressed the recent altercation with co-star Martin Kove, during which he bit her arm at a fan convention.

Hannah-Kim posted a video Sunday on Instagram, in which she thanked everyone who reached out and for their support.

“This was a serious incident,” Hannah-Kim said in the video. “No one wants to be attacked at work or anywhere really. And I don’t think anybody would think this is normal or warranted or acceptable.”

She continued: “I just think that when you are confronted with something like this, it’s good to stand up for yourself. It’s an important choice to make. I think it’s the good choice to make. I also want to express that this does not represent my experience with the show at large. I think everybody can tell that it’s a really good vibe and a great cast.

Cobra Kai star Alicia Hannah-Kim is breaking her silence on what went down with her co-star Martin Kove.

If you don’t know, the incident took place at a fan convention in Washington state earlier this month, where many members of the Cobra Kai cast were also in attendance.

Alicia claimed that Martin bit her arm and nearly drew blood, then kissed her arm when she yelled out in pain. Police got involved, but Martin was spared an arrest as Alicia declined to press charges against him.

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In an Instagram video, Alicia shared some messages to fans.

“I know that there’s a lot going on in the world right now so I’m going to keep this brief. I was really enjoying my time at Summer Con. I love meeting you guys in real life. Thank you to Taylor who was my handler...

Netflix’s Cobra Kai might have ended after 6 seasons, but that doesn’t mean the dojo doors are closed for good, especially not when there’s still so much untapped potential in the Karate Kid universe. We’re bound to see Daniel Larusso, Johnny Lawrence and, maybe even, Mr. Miyagi again somewhere down the line. Now, a new poster for a Netflix spin-off based on Mr Miyagi is making the rounds on social media, and fans are super hyped for the origin story. Now, before you get too hyped, let’s clear something up. No, Netflix hasn’t officially greenlit a Mr. Miyagi spinoff. The viral poster doing the rounds is total fan-made fakery. Yet that hasn’t stopped Cobra Kai fans from begging Netflix to make it. And maybe the idea isn’t as far-fetched as it sounds. Just a few weeks ago, actor Shiro Nobunaga revealed on social...

Still Kicking The recently released 'Karate Kid: Legends' marks the sixth feature film installment in the 'Karate Kid' franchise. But this is by no means the sudden rebirth of a dormant property- it’s the latest chapter in a long, winding saga of reboots, remakes, and reimaginings (oh my!) that has been intermittently simmering for decades. In fact, 'Legends' may say less about the enduring popularity of 'The Karate Kid' itself and more about the broader cultural obsession with nostalgia- and how Hollywood continues to exploit it. The 'Karate Kid' franchise has never truly vanished. After the original trilogy centered on Daniel Larusso (Ralph Macchio)- ‘The Karate Kid' Parts I (1984), II (1986), and III (1989)- there came 'The Next Karate Kid' in 1994. That film attempted to reinvigorate the formula by introducing a new protagonist, Julie Pierce, played by a young Hilary Swank.

Netflix’s martial-arts saga Cobra Kai wrapped filming on its sixth and final season in February, but its creators have only now confirmed that they tried—and failed—to secure a cameo from two-time Oscar winner Hilary Swank, who played Julie Pierce in 1994’s The Next Karate Kid. Showrunners Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg told reporters they reached out before scripting began, hoping to fold Pierce into a brief “one- or two-episode arc” that would mirror Elisabeth Shue’s earlier return as Ali Mills.

Heald later explained that Swank’s representatives “respectfully passed” on even taking a meeting, a response the trio admitted was “a little disappointing”. Swank’s decision was driven partly by the recent birth of her twins and overlapping work on Showtime’s Yellowjackets, leaving her unable to commit to the Vancouver-based shoot.

Absent the cameo, the 15-episode send-off will still unspool in trilogy fashion:...

"Karate Kid: Legends" is a whole lot of movie. More specifically , this "Karate Kid" legacy sequel is two different movies awkwardly stitched together. Directed by John Entwistle, "Legends" serves as a sequel to both the 1984 "The Karate Kid" and the 2010 reboot/remake of the same name starring Jaden Smith and Jackie Chan.

In "Legends," the new "karate kid" is not actually a complete underdog; in fact, he has a lot of experience in kung fu. Ben Wang stars as Li Fong, who moves from the big city to a smaller place, gets a crush on a girl, and makes an enemy out of her violent karate-enthusiast ex-boyfriend. Except, there's more to this movie than that, and that includes a bizarre subplot about Li coaching his new girlfriend's dad to utilize kung fu in a boxing match.

Of course, Li also enters a karate tournament himself because it wouldn't be a "Karate Kid" movie without one.

"Cobra Kai" did the two things every legacy sequel needs to do — it effectively rebooted the franchise with a fresh new cast that grew to be as memorable and likable as the original, fitting both the archetypes of the original cast while being new and unique characters. Miguel Díaz (Xolo Maridueña) and Robbie Keane (Tanner Buchanan) started off as sort of reverse Daniel and Johnny, but they ended up becoming so much more in the course of the show.

And yet, the show also managed to be a rather incredible continuation of the original "Karate Kid" trilogy. Daniel Larusso (Ralph Macchio) became a much more nuanced character, a flawed individual with insecurities and who grows over time, while Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) turned from a simplistic antagonist, a teen bully, into a complex three-dimensional character who made mistakes and tries to be better slowly. Indeed, "Cobra Kai" shone when it came to reintroducing villains,...

Things have just gotten more complicated for Cobra Kai star Martin Kove, the actor involved in a bizarre assault incident that took place last weekend. Not only was he removed from the convention because he violently bit co-star Alicia Hannah-Kim. But other allegations have resurfaced from events that took place during the production of the series' last season. Kove was accused of sexual misconduct in the past, but the investigation did not have an official resolution.

Per a report by Deadline, the event in question took place during the production of Cobra Kai Season 6. The accusation was made in April 2024 by an extra on the Atlanta set where the Netflix series was being shot. The identity of the person who accused Kove of sexual misconduct remains undisclosed.

The victim alleges that Kove did not physically assault her, but instead constantly "leered" at her. She claims he made inappropriate comments during the production,...

Cobra Kai star Martin Kove has denied any wrongdoing involving a sexual harassment allegation that was said to have taken place on set of the Netflix series’ final season in Atlanta.

According to a report from Deadline, the actor was investigated by series producer Sony Pictures Television after an extra made a sexual harassment complaint against Kove in April 2024. Though the matter was not said to have involved physical contact, it was described as “leering” and verbally overt enough for the actress to speak up about her discomfort. Studio reps launched an official investigation, speaking to the actress in question...

Exclusive: Cobra Kai and Karate Kid actor Martin Kove’s bite attack on a co-star at a recent fan convention wasn’t the first time he has been accused of misconduct, it turns out — though the actor denies anything inappropriate ever occurred.

An incident last year on the Atlanta set of Cobra Kai’s final season led to an investigation by series producer Sony Pictures Television over Kove’s behavior, I’ve learned.

Specifically, the probe emerged from an April 2024 sexual harassment complaint against Kove from an extra on the Netflix series created by Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg and Josh Heald.

While the matter did not involve physical contact from Kove, it was said to be “leering” and verbally overt enough that the actress went to the studio with her concerns about the septuagenarian actor and how uncomfortable he made her. Sony conducted an initial review of the allegations on...

Uncomfortable new footage (below) has emerged online of Cobra Kai's Alicia Hannah-Kim confronting co-star and veteran Karate Kid actor Martin Kove at last weekend’s (June 20-22) Washington State Summer Con after he disturbingly bit the actress. The video, which was originally obtained by TMZ, comes from a body camera acquired by the police on hand at the fan event in Puyallup, Washington, and Hannah-Kim is clearly upset as she berates Kove as follows by saying:

"I am really pissed! You have left a mark on my body, which in your 80-year-old brain you think is play. Sir, were you raised in a ditch?"

Kove, 78, and 37-year-old Hannah-Kim’s Cobra Kai characters John Kreese and Kim Da-Eun teamed up to lead their students who competed in the worldwide karate tournament known as the Sekai Taikai in the sixth and final season of the beloved Cobra Kai series. The two...

Martin Kove, the tough-as-nails John Kreese from Cobra Kai, has found himself in a mess no karate kick can fix: allegedly biting co-star Alicia Hannah-Kim at a fan convention in Washington on June 22.

Yes, the 78-year-old later issued a red-faced apology, calling his own antics “playful in the moment but went too far”. Behind the tabloid-tugging headlines, however, lies a quieter story: of a long-gone marriage to actress Vivienne Kove, of twin children following in their parents’ acting footsteps, and of a family both on- and off-screen navigating the peculiarities of Hollywood lineage.

So if you’re wondering how a Cobra Kai cast reunion turned into a human chew toy incident while also trying to untangle who’s who in the Kove clan, don’t worry. We’ve got the whole saga pinned down!

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A couple of days after being involved in a bizarre incident with his Cobra Kaico-star, Martin Kove has issued a statement. This past Sunday, Kove was set to appear in a meet-and-greet event at the Washington State Summer Con in Puyallup, Washington. His co-star in the Netflix show, Alicia Hannah-Kim, passed by him and Kove bit her in the arm, causing an injury that was documented afterward. Hannah-Kim contacted the police, and while she did not press charges, Kove was asked to leave the event.

Hannah-Kim asked for a report to be made about the incident, and in it, the biting was categorized as assault. Hannah-Kim, who was with her husband Sebastian Roché at the event (he's also a TV star), said that after the bite they approached Kove. Per her statement: "We approached Martin in the green room later, and he was furious and outraged and visibly angry when...

Cobra Kaiactor Martin Kove issued a public apology for the incident where he bit his co-star, Alicia Hannah-Kim, at a fan convention. Kove, best known as villainous sensei John Kreese, and Hannah-Kim, who played Master Kim Da-Eun, were among several Cobra Kai actors appearing at Summer Con in Puyallup, Washington, this past weekend. Hannah-Kim accused Kove of assaulting her, although she chose not to press charges.

Variety obtained Martin Kove's public apology for his behavior towards Alicia Hannah-Kim from Jaffe & Co. Crisis Management. In his statement, Kove says he was "being playful in the moment but went too far." The 78-year-old actor says he takes "full responsibility for what I did" and promised "it will never happen again." Read Kove's full apology below:

“I deeply regret and apologize for my actions regarding the incident with Alicia (Hannah-Kim), a genuinely kind and wonderful person who didn’t deserve to be put in this position.

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Martin Kove has made an official apology to his Cobra Kai co-star Alicia Hannah-Kim for biting her arm at a fan convention this weekend.

“I deeply regret and apologize for my actions regarding the incident with Alicia (Hannah-Kim), a genuinely kind and wonderful person who didn’t deserve to be put in this position,” Kove said in a statement to TMZ, sent from Jaffe & Co. Crisis Management. “I’ve always respected her and considered her a highly professional and talented co-worker on Cobra Kai. I was being playful in the moment but went too far and there is absolutely no excuse for my behavior. I regret my actions for which I take full responsibility for what I did, and again I apologize to her and her husband. I’m committed to learning from this and it will never happen again.”

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Actor Martin Kove is facing accusations after an incident with his “Cobra Kai” co-star Alicia Hannah-Kim at a fan event in Washington. According to a police report obtained by People, the event took place on June 22 at Summer Con in Puyallup.

Hannah-Kim told authorities that while at the VIP section, she greeted Kove by tapping him on the shoulder. Suddenly, he grabbed her arm and bit it hard enough to nearly draw blood.

She described the moment in a written statement to the police: “I walked past Martin Kove, tapped him on the shoulder and said hello & he turned around grabbed my arm and bit down hard almost drawing blood. I yelped and drew back and then he grabbed my arm again to kiss it. I pulled away and rushed back to my table.”

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Actor Martin Kove is under fire after he allegedly bit his Cobra Kai co-star Alicia Hannah-Kim during a fan convention in Washington. The incident happened on June 22 at Summer Con in Puyallup, according to a police report obtained by People.

Hannah-Kim told police that she was at the VIP area of the event when she walked past Kove and tapped him on the shoulder to say hello. That’s when he reportedly grabbed her arm and bit down hard.

In a statement she wrote for police, she said, “I walked past Martin Kove, tapped him on the shoulder and said hello & he turned around grabbed my arm and bit down hard almost drawing blood. I yelped and drew back and then he grabbed my arm again to kiss it. I pulled away and rushed back to my table.”

A police officer working the event saw the bite mark on her arm.

An incident involving an alleged biting at a fan convention has been addressed by the person accused. After it was reported that he'd bitten Cobra Kai co-star Alicia Hannah-Kim on the arm at a VIP meet-and-greet on Sunday, Martin Kove has issued an official response, offering an apology for his actions that he says he regrets.

“I deeply regret and apologize for my actions regarding the incident with Alicia (Hannah-Kim), a genuinely kind and wonderful person who didn’t deserve to be put in this position,” Kove explained in a statement, per Variety. “I’ve always respected her and considered her a highly professional and talented co-worker on Cobra Kai."

Kove continued, "I was being playful in the moment but went too far and there is absolutely no excuse for my behavior. I regret my actions for which I take full responsibility for what I did, and again I apologize to her and her husband.

It appears that Cobra Kai star Martin Cove took the series’ “Strike First, Strike Hard, No Mercy” motto a bit too seriously even off the screens, while he was attending a recently held fan convention in Washington. This is because he reportedly ended up pulling an unexpected stunt at the event as he ‘bit hard’ his fellow co-star, Alicia Hannah-Kim.

According to the latest reports, Kove almost got into some really serious trouble when he actually caught Kim off-guard by biting her, which resulted in his leaving his co-star with a bruise turning blue. If that wasn’t enough, this reported bizarre behavior actually continued with the actor even proceeding to attempt to kiss her after biting her!

Martin Kove allegedly bit and tried to kiss Alicia Hannah-Kim at a Cobra Kai con Martin Kove and Alicia Hannah-Kim in a still from Cobra Kai. | Credit: Netflix.

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“Cobra Kai” star Martin Kove apologized Tuesday for biting his co-star Alicia Hannah-Kim at the Washington State Summer Con on Sunday. He said that his greeting was meant to be “playful” but “went too far,” adding that there is “no excuse for my behavior.”

“I deeply regret and apologize for my actions regarding the incident with Alicia, a genuinely kind and wonderful person who didn’t deserve to be put in this position,” Kove said in a statement to press. “I’ve always respected her and considered her a highly professional and talented co-worker on ‘Cobra Kai.’ I was being playful in the moment but went too far and there is absolutely no excuse for my behavior. I regret my actions for which I take full responsibility for what I did, and again I apologize to her and her husband. I’m committed to learning from this and it will never happen again.