Cobra Kai is a Netflix follow-up on The Karate Kid series that once more inspired a passion for martial arts narrative.

That’s a great question. Yes. I think their love for Johnny Lawrence, and the work I did in the ‘80s from some other films, too, I was always the heel. They called me for a meeting to pitch ...

Forty years after being the villain of "The Karate Kid," William Zabka closes his character's redemption story in "Cobra Kai" finale. (Spoilers!) ...

The Karate Kid’s Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) is the quintessential ’80s villain. You didn’t attend high school with thee Johnny Lawrence, but everyone knows a Johnny Lawrence.

Cobra Kai's conclusion left some characters' arcs feeling incomplete, particularly Mike Barnes, whose redemption could have ...

In The Karate Kid, Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) was the stereotypical one-dimensional bully figure, but Cobra Kai has developed him into a well-rounded (but flawed) character who is truly worth ...

The real Karate Kid has always been Johnny Lawrence: member and sensei of Cobra Kai, Miyagi-Do and Eagle Fang karate dojos. The wildly successful “Cobra Kai” reached its series finale on Netflix on ...

And if there's one character who perfectly embodies this, it's Johnny Lawrence. But let's start with Johnny Lawrence. He was a troubled kid whose loss at the All-Valley Karate Tournament led him ...