VIDEO: The Karate Kid Saga Continues! Check Out the Trailer for Upcoming COBRA KAI

From YouTube, Sony Pictures Television and Overbrook Entertainment comes the debut full-length premise trailer for the Youtube Red Original series Cobra Kai, a reimagined take on the legendary Karate Kid saga, starring Ralph Macchio and William Zabka who will be reprising their iconic roles.

Debuting onto Youtube Red May 2 is the highly-anticipated return of two iconic characters, the arch-rivals from the legendary Karate Kid film series reunite over 30 years after the events of the 1984 All Valley Karate Tournament. Now living in the affluent hills of Encino, Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) leads an enviable life with his beautiful family, while running a successful string of car dealerships throughout the valley. Meanwhile, his high school adversary, Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka), whose life has taken a rocky turn, seeks redemption by reopening the infamous Cobra Kai karate dojo. Their lives inevitably become intertwined and the rivalry is reignited, setting forth the next generation of karate kids in Cobra Kai.

Cobra Kai is produced by Overbrook Entertainment in association with Sony Pictures Television.

Cobra Kai will have its debut at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 24 prior to launching to audiences around the world May 2 on Youtube Red. After the Tribeca screening, there will be a conversation with writers/directors/executive producers Hayden Schlossberg, John Hurwitz and Josh Heald and series stars and executive producers Ralph Macchio and William Zabka.

Cobra Kai is written and executive produced by Josh Heald (Hot Tub Time Machine), and Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg (Harold & Kumar, American Reunion). Together, the trio conceived of the new Karate Kid storyline that picks-up decades after the original film ends. Hurwitz & Schlossberg will direct much of the series. Susan Ekins also executive produces. Will Smith, James Lassiter and Caleeb Pinkett will executive produce for Overbrook Entertainment in association with Sony Pictures Television Studios.

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