Cobra Kai strikes a perfect balance in recapturing the feel of the original franchise while modernizing everything enough so that adults who grew up with the Karate Kid features won’t feel like they’re watching a kid’s show.
On that note, this series is definitely more mature in terms of language, so parents should keep that in mind before convincing younger viewers how to wax on and wax off.
While it wasn’t conceived as a Netflix Original, the story of Johnny Lawrence’s life after The Karate Kid is coming to the streaming service, and for anyone who missed it on YouTube, it’s a day one binge.