YouTube Red said Thursday it has ordered a second season of its “Karate Kid” sequel series.
May 10 (UPI) — YouTube Red said Thursday it has ordered a second season of its Karate Kid sequel series.
“Back by popular demand… #CobraKai. RT if you’re pumped for #CKSeason2,” the show’s Twitter account said .
Fresh episodes of the streaming sports dramedy are to debut in 2019. Season 1 of Cobra Kai, which was released last week, has a 100 percent positive rating from critics on RottenTomatoes.com.
Ralph Macchio and William Zabka reprise their roles of rivals Daniel and Johnny from the 1984 movie The Karate Kid .
Set 34 years after Daniel defeated Johnny in a high-profile karate tournament, the 10-episode series finds Daniel as the wealthy owner of a car dealership and the married father of a spoiled teenage daughter, played by Mary Matilyn Mouser, who runs with a trouble-making crowd. Meanwhile, Johnny is an unemployed alcoholic inspired to open his own dojo after befriending a bullied boy, played by Xolo Marideuna. He also has a rocky relationship with his own teenage son, played by Tanner Buchanan.
