Cobra Kai: The Karate Kid Spinoff That Became a 2020s Phenomenon

Nobody expected that one of the defining TV shows of the decade would be a Karate Kid spinoff - but Cobra Kai managed it. What began as a niche streaming experiment quickly turned into one of the most talked-about pop culture phenomena of the 2020s. Few could have predicted that the continuation of Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) and Johnny Lawrence’s (William Zabka) rivalry would dominate screens for years.