Cobra Kai is all about nostalgia and the legacy of one core group of characters. With Overbrook Entertainment still owning the rights to the Karate Kid franchise after the reboot - which makes Will Smith an executive producer of Cobra Kai - the idea of merging the stories of Dre Parker and Miguel Diaz wouldn't be so far-fetched, technically. What would really be difficult, however, is finding a logical reason for the characters from 2010's Karate Kid and the ones from Cobra Kai to meet each other.
Miyagi - Here's How Season 4 Can Address It Han teaching kung fu to Jaden Smith's Dre Parker in China.
However, Cobra Kai hasn't made any references to the 2010 Karate Kid reboot, which centers around Jackie Chan's Mr. John Kreese's phone call at the end of Cobra Kai season 3 also teased the return of Karate Kid Part 3 villain Terry Silver.
Cobra Kai takes place in the original Karate Kid timeline, more than thirty years after the events of the first movie. William Zabka and Ralph Macchio reprise their roles as Johnny Lawrence and Daniel LaRusso, and the show makes it evident that the Cobra Kai and Miyagi-Do dojos owe their resurgence to the protagonists' long-lasting hostility, which dates back to 1984.Īs an official part of the Karate Kid canon, Cobra Kai has brought back important characters over the course of three seasons. For instance, Daniel reunited with Karate Kid 2's Kumiko and Chozen in Okinawa, while Johnny got to catch up with Ali Mills and witness his former sensei, John Kreese, steal Cobra Kai from him. Although the 2010 Karate Kid reboot is connected to the rest of the franchise behind the scenes, it actually sets itself apart from Cobra Kai.